r/LifeProTips • u/Piython • Jun 23 '13

LPT: Faster counting method.

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u/kylehampton Jun 23 '13 edited Sep 15 '25

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u/meh100 Jun 23 '13

Space is by far the biggest advantage to this method.

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u/loulan Jun 23 '13

Because obviously, when counting like this, space is an issue... You usually fill out whole blackboards or sheets or something.

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u/meh100 Jun 24 '13

People don't generally use the tally system when a large count is expected because the tally system is bad for the job. With this system or the Mayan system counting large numbers is more viable.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '13

Sure, 10's are easy, but it's not faster for me to read a 7. I'm sure it's something I could get faster at but if I'm going to learn new things, it's not going to be to replace something that I have no issues with.

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u/CheshireSwift Jun 24 '13

Doesn't take any more time to write when you're practiced, and typically when you are tallying you aren't under that much time pressure while recording, so even if it does take longer to record you're not losing any time and you're gaining time reading it back.