Memory

Memory is a funny thing...

Sometimes even a mystery.

Okay... being older... mostly a mystery.

What your brain chooses to remember. 
And how fast it recalls that information. 
Seems to vary greatly... getting older.

You can quickly recall lots of stuff from childhood, 

and the next moment forget what you went

into the next room to get.

(sometimes, even across the room)

Can't think of something? 
Then it pops into your head 30 minutes later.

Then there's the world we live in today. 
You don't have to remember lots of things. 
Why? Because you can look it all up

at a moments notice via the internet.

So there's a multitude of things

 I don't need to remember.

And knowing this,  I don't even try.

Not a good practice to maintain good memory skills.

And I guess there's also the getting old thing. 
Memory just not as sharp as before. 

Kinda goes a long with concentration...

Lately... One thing at a time.

Interupt me while I'm doing something 

and you will derail my thought process, 

or find yourself totally ignored. 
or greeted with some degree 

of attitude for interupting me.

Yep... That's my life now.  

Add to this... choices.

There's a multitude of things that

I choose to not have to remember. 
Like... What day it is... I don't care.

What time it is... I don't care. 
Sad to say... but names,

Why... I don't care. 
Many , many things that are simply 

Not important to me to remember. 
Again, not a good practice for memory skills.

And, your brain knows this...

It's conditioned NOT to remember. 
So memory gets worse. 

So its really not a mystery...

I don't need to remember...

Because I don't care to.

One good thing... when planning to do something. 
Wait, think it through, sleep on it...

and the best solution will present itself.

Pushing through leads to poor results

and continued aggregation. 
Put it down and come back to it later. 
Many even the next day. 
Or next week.. or... 

And that's called... procrastination!

But that's an entirely another issue. 

If youre older... You know what I'm saying. 
If you're younger... It's all coming your way.