Thomas Mann’s biorhythm

Writer · Born June 6, 1875

With novels such as Buddenbrooks and The Magic Mountain, Thomas Mann is one of the most important German-language writers of the 20th century.

The big day: November 12, 1929

Nobel Prize in Literature announced. The Swedish Academy announced that he would receive the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature – principally for his novel Buddenbrooks.

Biorhythm on November 12, 1929

Age 54 · day 19,882 of life

Physical
+40 %
↘ falling
Emotional
+43 %
↗ rising
Intellectual
+10 %
⚠ Critical day

On this day all three curves were positive – strongest: Emotional at +43 %.

Intellectual: the curve crossed the zero line on this day – a turning point in biorhythm theory.

Ten days before and after the event

Sa2Su3Mo4Tu5We6Th7Fr8Sa9Su10Mo11Tu12We13Th14Fr15Sa16Su17Mo18Tu19We20Th21Fr22November 2, 1929: Critical day (Physical)November 10, 1929: Critical day (Emotional)November 12, 1929: Critical day (Intellectual)November 13, 1929: Critical day (Physical)

The highlighted day is November 12, 1929.

To be clear: these days were deliberately chosen – they are moments of success on which the curves were favourable. It is a fun bit of detective work, not scientific proof. Everyone also achieves great things on “weak” biorhythm days.