> > > *I realize the question really is, how to you train your *mind* to stick the numbers.
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> > One thing I do sometimes when I need to and it's possible to do so, is use sign language to "hold" numbers while I do other calculations. See, each hand can hold one number, so I basically tell one hand to do the sign for one number, and the other hand to do the sign for the other number, and they hold the numbers while I stop thinking about them. Then all I have to do is remember what each hand was for. :-D
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> > Nyperold
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> How creative. I'll have to try that.
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> koala"although technically, isn't it still counting on your fingers?"mom

One thing I've done is to use binary notation to "store" numbers on my fingers. One hand can store up to 32 and both together can manage 1,024, which is normally good enough. You do need agile fingers, though.

winter"And it helps if you can convert between decimal and binary in your head"mute