We try to think like Fermat and Pascal,

But they have never heard of modern investment theory.

charlie thomas munger

Warren Buffett was fascinated by numbers when he was a child.

We already know that he invested in common stock at a young age.

But Warren's relationship with numbers is deep and wide.

And far beyond the scope of balance sheet and income statement, but little known.

When he doesn't consider the stock market,

Young Buffett always devotes himself to solving mathematical problems.

Once he decided to calculate whether the composer of church hymns lived longer than ordinary people.

He concluded that,

People with musical talent are not necessarily more likely to live longer than normal people.