I’ve been thinking about Maths a lot. Currently dealing with percentages is doing my head in. I vaguely remember being taught them at school but anything that isn’t easy 10% ish figure I can’t seem to calculate.

This has lead me to think about education- I grew up in the 80’s. I ditched maths in high school as soon as I could.

Mostly because dealing with maths means dealing with humiliation.

In primary school for a times tables end quiz two of us stood up and we were asked a times question. The other person made it slightly faster than I did. That wasn’t the issue- it was the joke afterwards by the ‘winner’ which made the class laugh. Which has never left.

I’ve avoided most jobs that involve working with numbers. I know its not my thing, I feel uncomfortable in those situations.

Problem is that training at work is about showing 95% accuracy. I get to 90% consistently but 95% seems unreachable.

I try not to obsess over it or worry about it as stressing out will only lower the percentage rate overall.