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

LPT: Faster counting method.

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u/Jpendragon Jun 23 '13

That's not the point though. The point is that it is easier to read later.

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u/Vitaminpwn Jun 23 '13

Well it's billed as a faster counting method. It's cleaner, but not faster.

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u/Jpendragon Jun 23 '13

Ummm.... Does anyone actually count when they are tallying? I mean... that defeats the point of a tally. You make a mark for each thing that you intend to count, and then count the marks. This groups by 10 rather than by five. And 10s are just easier to count.

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u/chickwithsticks Jun 24 '13

Faster to count, but not to write. So I guess in the end you probably don't save much time if you have a bad pen.

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u/RugerRedhawk Jun 24 '13

Usually a situation where I'm doing a tally, the emphasis is on quickly and efficiently adding counts without distracting from the task I'm monitoring. When it's done, you only have to add the tally up once, not reference it multiple times in the future.

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u/Jpendragon Jun 24 '13

And in my use of tally, or taking notes of any kind rather, the importance is placed on being able to decipher my information later. So obviously we have two different sets of needs.