Ekstra 81 - AURORA & π [3,141592653589793238462643…) (2015-11-28 & 2025-11-15)

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AI GeneratedThe conversation focuses on a person's struggle with performance anxiety and the unusual method they used to overcome it. The individual discusses how they previously felt extreme fear when performing music for others and describes using the recitation of the digits of pi as a grounding technique to calm their nerves.
Have you been feeling better, I mean your nerves—about being so afraid to stand in front of people and perform your music?
Has it gotten better?
Yes, well, it was quite extreme before, but never really like that.
It's not creepy in general to stand in front of more than two people at once.
Yes, but it's better this way.
Do you have any techniques for finding focus and getting past what feels so overwhelming?
Yes, everything that has nothing to do with what you're supposed to do.
And since you have to think about it, you should think about other things.
Maybe go through some breathing...
No, but it actually doesn't work.
But I like to go through pi.
What did you say just now?
Pi.
Go through pi?
Yes.
So, pi?
Yes.
OK.
Just to...
Does it have to be 3.14 just like that?
Yes.
15.
And you take the decimals?
Yes.
Yes, because there are very many if you cram...
Yes, it's infinite, so it's not possible to take them all.
No.
But that's quite boring, isn't it?
So one becomes quite calm from such boring things as pi.
Yes.
Where can you find them?
I could do many things before.
I did have a period where I...
I don't know why.
I had a period when I was very involved with pi.
I could recite almost 200 decimal places.
How many can you do then?
No, now I don't know.
We might as well hear a few decimals.
It's top-notch Saturday entertainment with decimals.
Well then, go ahead.
I can do much less now than before.
I'm not so nervous now.
It doesn't seem to need pi anymore.
No, okay.
But you, we don't have the whole evening.
We can take some then.
No, we can take some.
Ok, it starts with 3.
Coming, 1, 4.
1, 5
9, 2.
6, 7.
3, 5.
8, 9.
7, 9.
3, 2.
3, 8.
4, 6.
2, 6, 4.
3, 3.
8, 3.
2, 7.
9, 5.
0, 2
8, 8.
4, 1, 9.
7, 1, 6.
9, 3.
9, 9, 5.
Yes, it was a small part of...
Yes, but I understand it can be calming.
Yes, but one does become quite good at it.
Now I got this huge rush of adrenaline from doing it.
You know, I can't do it for too many people this time.
So I do it inside.
Her.
And then it goes better.
Yes.
I can remember many digits of pi.
3, 1, 4.
1, 5
9, 2.
6, 5.
3, 5.
8, 9.
7, 9.
3, 2.
3, 8, 4.
6, 2.
6, 4.
1, 9, 7.
0, 2
8, 8, 4.
No.
Jo.
