Is it possible to work with economy when you dont understand math

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I have pretty severe dyscalculia (as a kid I didnt know the difference between 10 and 100 and I thought 10 was a bigger number because it had one less 0) and its not that bad nowadays but its still pretty bad. I had to work as a cashier years ago and I wasnt capable of counting the money in the cash register after each shift even with a calculator I kept getting the wrong sum at the end :/... And I once cheated on a math test and still failed... :/
That said though I was nearly kicked out my second year in high school because they couldnt offer me extra help any longer, I was 2 years behind in math so due to my dyscalculia they made me a special schedule that my last 3 weeks of school I had only math, no other classes and I got a teacher who was very good at explaining and coming up with solutions so I succeeded and wasnt kicked out. I guess that means I can learn, it's just extremely hard and takes constant, very intensive, practice.
I also have ADD. :-)

I want to start a company and there's a lot of economy involved in that. I'm wondering if, in your opinion, there is any idea in even trying and if anyone has any experience of something similar if not the same exact condition like, for example I guess, working with something with lots of reading even though you have dyslexia.

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  • LloydAsher
    2 years ago

    I'm dyslexic and my job requires me to write and read precise information. I have no frame of reference of what it's like without dyslexia so I dont let it bother me. It's all about double checking and triple checking the work. Heck my dyslexia gives me a reason to constantly proofread making me ironically better at my job.

    Suppose it is the same for those with dyscalcula. Just got to double check and triple check the math.

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  • radar
    2 years ago

    That's what accountants are for.

    I also have dyscalculia (although it sounds like not quite to that degree, I was able to be a cashier for a while without too much trouble) and ADD. I've considered trying to re-learn math on my own. I wonder if finding a different method of learning than we were taught in school might help. There are lots of different apps and books out there, and even probably tutors who could help if you wanted to go that route. Teachers in a classroom of 20-30+ kids usually just don't have the time to sit down with you individually and figure out what will work for your brain, but that doesn't necessarily mean nothing will. As an adult you can find your own methods and set your own pace.

    Anyway I wouldn't give up on still learning or at least improving your skills somewhat, if that's something you wanted to do.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      2 years ago

      But you need to pay an accountant to help you, right?
      I guess I could try to teach myself but it would take lots of time...

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      • radar
        2 years ago

        Yeah, you would need to pay them of course. I think you can hire them hourly to help you set up a bookkeeping system and then to do your taxes and everything. Not my area of expertise though at all, just pointing out that a lot of people starting a business don't know enough to do all that on their own, dyscalculia or not. That's why accountants specialize in it.

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  • 1WeirdGuy
    2 years ago

    It depends on what kind of business it is. There's a lot of variables to it.

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