Shakuntala Devi - Everything around you is mathematics. Everything around you is numbers

Welcome to The Daily Quote – I'm Andrew McGivern.Today's quote comes from Shakuntala Devi, an Indian mathematician known as "The Human Computer."She could multiply two 13-digit numbers in her head in 28 seconds – faster than a computer. She earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records and amazed audiences worldwide with her mental calculation abilities.She said:"Everything around you is mathematics. Everything around you is numbers."Think about what she's saying here.Most people see math as something confined to classrooms and textbooks. Numbers are what you do when you're forced to balance a checkbook or calculate a tip.But Shakuntala Devi saw differently. She saw numbers everywhere. In everything.The rhythm of your heartbeat? That's numbers. The pattern of leaves on a tree? Numbers. The structure of a song? Numbers. The timing of traffic lights? Numbers. The architecture of a building? All numbers.This isn't just about math. It's about patterns. Structure. Order. Understanding.When you start seeing the world through numbers, you start seeing how things work. You see the patterns that govern everything. You understand cause and effect. You see the systems beneath the chaos.And here's what's powerful about this perspective: it gives you control. When you understand the numbers – the patterns, the probabilities, the structures – you can predict outcomes. You can make better decisions. You can solve problems others can't see.Shakuntala Devi wasn't just good at arithmetic. She was good at seeing the invisible architecture of reality.So here's the question: What patterns are you not seeing because you think you're "not a numbers person"?Everything around you is mathematics. Everything around you is numbers.Start looking for them. They're everywhere.That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern – I'll see you in the next one with another Daily Quote.