Technology’s Made Me Lazy
I love computers, the Internet, mobile phones, mp3 players, PDAs – but modern communications technology has made my brain lazy. When I make an appointment now, whether it’s for a medical checkup or catching a favourite band’s gig, as I’m entering the date and time into whatever device I’m currently favouring, the information no longer makes a stop-over in my memory.
At the moment, I’m trying to retrain myself to retain the details of arrangements I make, instead of immediately dismissing it from my mind, the moment it’s been digitally recorded and a reminder set.
I’m sure I can’t be the only one affected like this by modern communications technology… am I?
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You’re not alone. I do the same thing and in my case I find it pretty sad. I use to be the one with the great memory that everyone else was relying on for dates and times but now that I have my trusty phone my brain no longer gets the workout I use to give it.
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Jammer Reply:
September 27th, 2008 at 9:21 am
I’ve never been in that exalted position - you’ve got the ripple effect to handle, too!
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I used to be a whiz with numbers - math, phone numbers, social security numbers, you name it. Now I don’t even remember my own mother’s phone number because all of my contacts are programmed into my cell. You’re not alone in being guilty of this.
Rachel Ss last blog post..Pay attention, people. Do the work. This is important.
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Jammer Reply:
September 27th, 2008 at 9:44 am
I’m the opposite, and have never been good with numbers, so the opportunity to enter the data into a handy device, and forget about it, was a blessing… at first.
Now I am concerned, cos it’s not healthy. Starting NOW, I’m gonna use a paper calendar, write everything on it, and position it at my workstation where it’s always visible. I’m sitting on the patio, using my laptop, and so I don’t instantly forget, I’ve just walked inside to fetch a date reminder pad I already have, but which has been totally neglected. So now I’ll make a point every day to read over the entries and refresh my memory - hopefully it will start to improve.
This is the simplest approach to kick off with, and I’ll try and remember to post an update about my progress! (I’ll write a reminder on the calendar for about a month’s time!)
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Have fun with that…me, I’d be losted without my toys!
Paper doesnt work… it is WAY too easy to lose
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Jammer Reply:
September 28th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Before responding to your comment, I had to reread what I’d commented in response to Rachel S, and I neglected to mention that in addition to the calendar, I’ll still be using the devices - I’m not stoopid!
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You are not alone, my friend! I still haven’t decided if my gadgets help me in a positive or negative way.
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Jammer Reply:
October 11th, 2008 at 4:41 am
I’m just waaay too dependent on them!
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