Would You Rather Be Gifted in Math or Prose?

[David]

I didn't vote either. Too hard to know what it would be like on the other side.

I do pretty well with math and make a decent living at it, but I'd love to be able to write something besides a technical paper.

I think the real benefit to math is you can make a decent living at it with a little effort. With writing it seems like your style has to match what many other people want or you're just another struggling writer.

It does remind me of the joke:

"What does an engineer use for birth control?"



"His personality"

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by David

...I think the real benefit to math is you can make a decent living at it with a little effort.

Bingo! I'd trade some of my math aptitude for just a tiny smidgeon of musical talent in a heartbeat

[DARISC]

Originally Posted by David

..."What does an engineer use for birth control?"

I thought you were going to say, method #69.