Psychology | Human Development | Lifestyle | Aging

Numbers! We Love Them; We Hate Them

Part 1

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As for why:

With apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning —

“let me count the ways”

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What numbers do we love?

• birthdays
• ages
• telephone numbers
• addresses
• happy anniversaries
• milestone markers of our children
• we’re almost there miles

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What numbers do we hate?

• math
• birthdays
• ages
• weight
• body mass index
• test scores
• sad anniversaries

Some numbers can be in both categories because our love or hate depends on the actual number.