Forcing or motivating yourself to DO-ing some math to beat your daily laziness, especially if you are glued or addicted to your cell phone or digital device for an unhealthy number of hours every day.
Some mathematical do-ness activities that could help white-collar workers break away from their sedentary lifestyle are:
Walk exactly 6789 steps.
Create an origami geometric shape out of the newspaper.
Learn to do calculus—differentiate and integrate—with a soroban (Japanese abacus).
Count the number of ballpoint pens in your house.
Walk exactly 6789 steps.
Create an origami geometric shape out of the newspaper.
Learn to do calculus—differentiate and integrate—with a soroban (Japanese abacus).
Count the number of ballpoint pens in your house.
by Numerati July 29, 2025
