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Reddit mentions of Letters to a Young Mathematician (Art of Mentoring)
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Math grad student here.
Speaking anecdotally, most of my colleagues got started the way you did: we were good at mental math, which made understanding pre-algebra easier. We leveraged our understanding of pre-algebra into an understanding of calculus, found out we liked the stuff, and wound up majoring in it.
Now, that's not everyone's story, but the ones who have always been math majors seem to have that same thing going for them.
Also note that much high school calculus is taught in a way that would make Baby Jesus cry, so don't worry about it being hard to grasp in high school. I would start to worry if you had more trouble in undergrad calculus than the rest of your peers.
If you're interested about what mathematicians do, may I suggest Ian Stewart's Letters to a Young Mathematician.
If you're interested in job opportunities, the AMS has a site for that (even if you're not from the US).
As far as jobs requiring mental arithmetic, probably not. That's why God invented computers.
Try looking at this reading list, there are different sections: from historical to readable text books. I would also recommend letters to a young mathematician.
Try these for math puzzles, there are different levels: junior, intermediate and senior. Find your level and have fun!
If you fancy learning code, I would suggest going for python. It's a nice high level language, that gets things done easily.
p.s. GEB I found to be a real struggle - don't get me wrong it's a great book, but it's not an easy one.
e: The Story of a Number was pretty good.
I also enjoyed Ian Stewart's Letters to a Young Mathematician.