Have you ever run into an acquaintance at a party
who gushed about how good was is to see you again, and you could not, for dear
life, remember her name? That blooper happened to me recently. So, I decided it
was time for some memory boosters.
We all know about the benefits of physical exercise,
socializing, a good diet with lots of fish, and mental calisthenics. The only problem with me
is lack of ACTION. So I am now trying to incorporate most of these memory
boosters in my life.
As a form of mental calisthenics, I chose to learn
how to use the computer beyond word processing and email. I know, I’m such a
Troglodyte. But hey, I’m guessing that some of us have children, grandchildren,
or office staff who do the fancy things for us like Keynote, PowerPoint,
iMovie, spreadsheets, graphs, etc.
This might sound silly, but the first thing I did
was make a notebook using an old Economist Magazine cover especially for my
notes on how to operate my laptop.
I have to jot down my daughter’s
coaching/instructions. You see, I get confused and overwhelmed by all the
icons, tabs and dropdown menus. Sometimes, okay- several times, I accidentally
deleted files, or copied files in the wrong folders. Whenever those things
happen, I remind myself that I survived catholic girls’ school (at least until
first year high), and I won’t let this two-pound bundle of microchips
intimidate me.
By referring to my notes, I have so far made two
iMovie videos of pictures taken during family activities. Feeling more
confident, I thought of blogging. So here I am, trying out for the first time,
something that a lot of others have been doing for more than a decade. I feel
the way I felt when I first learned to ride a bike. And like that long-ago time
of scrapes, skids, and exhilaration, I intend to continue blogging, mis-steps,
mistakes and all.
What about you, what kind of memory boosters are you
doing?
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