BECAUSE I DIDN’T WRITE IT DOWN
by Eric Munter
Have you ever had one of those forgetful moments? If you can’t remember, then the answer is “YES.” I just did and it is frustrating me to no end. After doing my “Awesome” vlog today (I’m using the word “awesome” to describe the title of my vlogging series rather than using it to describe today’s vlog), and idea came to me for tomorrow’s video. And what did I do? I didn’t write it down. I went to unpack groceries, go through the mail – and now I’ve forgotten what this awesome “Awesome” idea was going to be.
Instances like these are so annoyingly frustrating. They can be easily prevented. In this day and age with cell phones, you just open your notepad app or voice memo app and can quickly note your spur-of-the-second thought. This is something I strive to do in order not to forget these fleeting thoughts that occur from time to time – but sometimes I wonder at what cost am I doing this?
Does relying too much on “outsourcing” things you need to remember to notes on paper and/or digital technology impair your brain’s ability to remember things? Or by minimizing the “stress” of having to remember simple, mundane and random things free up the brain’s capacities to process more complex and more important matters? I really hope it’s the latter.
In fact, I think I once read a study about this – but I forget what it said.
JUL