Sometimes that’s the way the mind works, and I don’t understand why. An extreme example: My father died at age 95 in a nursing home. In his last months I visited him every other day and got him talking about past events in his life. It comforted him.
He could tell me detailed stories of things that occurred 90 years previous but could not remember what he had for dinner or the therapy he had a few hours ago. It was if small blocks of memory were too insignificant to retain.
I’m starting to get that way now, as if my “search engine” is uncooperative. Sometimes going through the alphabet helps by snagging on a key word that drags the memory fully up from the depths.
I wish I could defrag my mind — but what obscure bits of memory might be unexpectedly important?
As we age the filing cabinet(brain) has more information in it so it takes longer to find the correct files. The problem is with the In- Box. Sometimes those files are not filed ;-)
Must not have been too memorable of a meal if a Plugger doesn’t remember the restaurant. I know there are some places I don’t mind forgetting about and some I wish I could
We (especially me) spend the latter part of the afternoon in our home office – which also serves as my work office.
When it is time for me to make dinner I take out a scrap of paper and ask him what he wants for dinner. (Desks face each other.) After he hems and haws a bit I take the list of what we have off of the stack of plastic file sorters on my desk (list stuck on the side with fun tacks) and read through it. He finally decides.
I walk downstairs – one flight of stairs – if I had not written down what he said – he would be getting a text message asking him what I am suppose to make him as I cannot remember that even for that short time.
This problem predates the pandemic so it is not due to being in the house too much.
Templo S.U.D. over 2 years ago
Short-term memory sure is no laughing matter.
i_am_the_jam over 2 years ago
When I was 10, I tried to remember an event that happened 5 seconds earlier. It took me maybe 2 minutes to recall it.
Gent over 2 years ago
Me bets you eats at Joe’s.
in-dubio-pro-rainbow over 2 years ago
Yesterday
All my senior moments seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they’re here to stay
Oh, where did I eat yesterday?
Baarorso over 2 years ago
I hate that when something I’m trying to remember is on the tip of my tongue but I SIMPLY CAN’T PLACE WHAT IT IS!
PraiseofFolly over 2 years ago
Sometimes that’s the way the mind works, and I don’t understand why. An extreme example: My father died at age 95 in a nursing home. In his last months I visited him every other day and got him talking about past events in his life. It comforted him.
He could tell me detailed stories of things that occurred 90 years previous but could not remember what he had for dinner or the therapy he had a few hours ago. It was if small blocks of memory were too insignificant to retain.
I’m starting to get that way now, as if my “search engine” is uncooperative. Sometimes going through the alphabet helps by snagging on a key word that drags the memory fully up from the depths.
I wish I could defrag my mind — but what obscure bits of memory might be unexpectedly important?
juicebruce over 2 years ago
As we age the filing cabinet(brain) has more information in it so it takes longer to find the correct files. The problem is with the In- Box. Sometimes those files are not filed ;-)
ctolson over 2 years ago
Must not have been too memorable of a meal if a Plugger doesn’t remember the restaurant. I know there are some places I don’t mind forgetting about and some I wish I could
david_42 over 2 years ago
I find myself actively sorting through thought to get to the correct response. Seems like the hash tree has stopped self-pruning.
g04922 over 2 years ago
Elon Musk is working on that. He calls it ‘brain implants’… ;-)
Plods with ...™ over 2 years ago
30 years ago? No problem.
30 seconds? Just no
Calvins Brother over 2 years ago
Seems like lately unimportant stuff just goes in one brain cell and out the other.
DaBump Premium Member over 2 years ago
Not really funny, but sort of heartwarming in a sad way.
mafastore over 2 years ago
We (especially me) spend the latter part of the afternoon in our home office – which also serves as my work office.
When it is time for me to make dinner I take out a scrap of paper and ask him what he wants for dinner. (Desks face each other.) After he hems and haws a bit I take the list of what we have off of the stack of plastic file sorters on my desk (list stuck on the side with fun tacks) and read through it. He finally decides.
I walk downstairs – one flight of stairs – if I had not written down what he said – he would be getting a text message asking him what I am suppose to make him as I cannot remember that even for that short time.
This problem predates the pandemic so it is not due to being in the house too much.