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I found it interesting when Hofstadler talks about the differences between being number savvy and being sensitive to patterns. I never realized that being number savvy and being able to recognize patterns in numbers were two distinct processes. After reading this section, I believe that if a person is good at both being number savvy and recognizing patterns in numbers, he/she cannot do both well at the same time. There needs to be a mental "shift" into a different gear to effectively complete each task. Also, in reference to last semester's course COG266, I believe that being number savvy is a left-brain activity while being able to recognize patterns in numbers is a right-brain activity. Being number savvy involves completeing problems in parts (which is left-brain) rather than the whole, and recognizing patterns in a series of numbers requires you to look at the series in a whole (which is right-brain).