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“I certainly have routines in my day-to-day life that are important to me and still give me feelings of security and control, but the capacity to break out of them every so often as I travel has given me a second wind.”

Quote by Daniel Tammet

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Daniel Tammet is a British writer born on January 31, 1979. He is known for his extraordinary memory abilities, including the ability to remember thousands of digits. Tammet's work often explores the mysteries of the human mind and his relationship with the world. more

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