Author Topic: for getting things (Read 4308 times)

Andy · « **on:** November 02, 2010, 10:57:22 am »

I just wanted to know that is it just me or anyone else too that forget things almost instantly?some weeks it can not as bad but then I have weeks were I can't remember what I did the previous week, day or in some cases a couple of hours ago!

RedRobin · « **Reply #1 on:** November 02, 2010, 11:04:29 am »

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You're not alone in this, Andy. However, my excuse is that I'm 63yo.

I have a theory because I can remember some things vividly from many years ago but not so recent. My theory, which might not be original, is that the brain can speed ahead and so focus much more on present and immediate future at the expense of the more immediate past.

Being able to focus and think ahead is very useful when driving.

Now, which post was I going to answer before I saw this one?

Andy · « **Reply #2 on:** November 02, 2010, 11:06:47 am »

:signLOL:How many times do you go and pick your cup of tea up and realise you have already drank it

joesgti · « **Reply #3 on:** November 02, 2010, 11:35:18 am »

Quote from: maxitrol on November 02, 2010, 11:06:47 am

:signLOL:How many times do you go and pick your cup of tea up and realise you have already drank it

never! but i put my corn flakes in my cup most morning's, the i realise that its ment to go in a bowl as im pouring milk into the cup! HAHA

matsu · « **Reply #4 on:** November 02, 2010, 11:43:53 am »

i now tell people what i,m going to the office for, because if someone smiles or talk to me and distracts me i have forgotten what it was i went for... so i buzz down on the phone and they tell me.
the girls at work blame my age ands therefore senility creeping in but i just think my brain has so much important stuff milling around i cant hold onto the unimportant bits... so its my brain prioritising..

an elderly ex lawyer once said to me she was having a CRAFT moment.....not a blonde or old moment...
she said it was Cant Remember A Fcukin Thingb

matsu

rich83 · « **Reply #5 on:** November 02, 2010, 12:16:24 pm »

Andy.... ive read about this already today... cant remember where tho!

mortygttdi · « **Reply #6 on:** November 02, 2010, 03:50:36 pm »

Quote from: maxitrol on November 02, 2010, 11:06:47 am

:signLOL:How many times do you go and pick your cup of tea up and realise you have already drank it

I get that alot Andy, I just put it down to the same as Matsu too much info going round in my head and don't know which to priorities so forget immediate things that im suppose to be doing or going to do.

I do things and then get chased for things I should have done before it

Darren

apollo13 · « **Reply #7 on:** November 02, 2010, 03:56:29 pm »

Its weird because I can forget where i put my van keys the night before, but if I go back to a job I did months ago I can walk in and know where every cable is in every wall and ceiling without having to write it down or make a plan.

stealthwolf · « **Reply #8 on:** November 02, 2010, 04:01:19 pm »

Yes but the details of the job were important and hence you remember more of it. If i don't put my keys in the same place, it takes me ages to find them because I can't remember where i put them.

You need to mentally acknowledge your actions and surroundings eg when you put your keys down, remember where you are/surroundings etc. This helps plant the memory. Problen is, if I did that I'd just put the keys back in their regular place!

When your brain is processing lots of info, it will sometimes discard what it thinks is unnecessary despite the fact that you may think it's unimportant. Hence the more you do strengthen the memory of something, the more likely it is to remain.

vRStu · « **Reply #9 on:** November 02, 2010, 05:01:41 pm »

I remember the most obscure things without issue however I could ask you if you want a cup of tea, you might reply yes so I'd ask if you want milk and sugar. By the time I've put the tea bag in the cup i'd be asking you how many sugars you said you wanted.

apollo13 · « **Reply #10 on:** November 02, 2010, 05:05:05 pm »

Stu, If you ever find out how to get over this let me know!!

My apprentice has been with me for 18 months and still doesnt know how many *uckin* sugars i take!!

Does my head in!!!

matsu · « **Reply #11 on:** November 02, 2010, 05:19:57 pm »

lmao at apollos apprentice,

i have real trouble putting faces to names and vicky verky
i can remember a clients dogs name and breed where she went on holiday,what i did to her hair last time cut and colour without checking the notes on the computer but am bu##erd if i can put a name to her.
matsu

golfman · « **Reply #12 on:** November 02, 2010, 05:28:28 pm »

Its quite funny but my wifes always complaining that if i start to tell her something then even the slightest change of subject,when i go back to what i was originally talking about ive totally forgotten what i was saying!!!
although if its something to do with the golf i never forget that she says

scott

RedRobin · « **Reply #13 on:** November 02, 2010, 05:44:43 pm »

Quote from: stealthwolf on November 02, 2010, 04:01:19 pm

When your brain is processing lots of info, it will sometimes discard what it thinks is unnecessary despite the fact that you may think it's unimportant. Hence the more you do strengthen the memory of something, the more likely it is to remain.

....I always knew you had a brain under that turban and not just a stash of sweets

But don't you mean?:

"it will sometimes discard what it thinks is unnecessary despite the fact that you may think it's ~~unimportant~~ important"

T88OMM · « **Reply #14 on:** November 02, 2010, 09:41:28 pm »

It's funny you should say this Andy! I literally had/have the worst memory ever, I would forget EVERYTHING! I put most of it down to me smoking far to much of the 'herb' when I was younger!

However recently I started a new job where I have to remember a whole host of things, I was useless at first but over the past few weeks my memory seems to have improved and I don't have much trouble remembering everything that I need to! Weird I know!