When you folks really got into math...

Did it change you in some way?

The reason I ask is because a lot of mathematicians in history have been pretty eccentric.

Let us know your experiences.

I've only done math intensely for a few short periods, but it scares me a little.  I can't help but wonder what does it mean, to understand a little more of something infinitely complex?  I kinda feel like I could get lost in it.

Programming is what's seriously distorted my worldview though.  Not infrequently I think about people as being some sort of program or algorithm.