Do you have a hard time remember someone's birthday?
@WendySpickerman (983)
United States
December 18, 2017 2:50am CST
Let's face it, we live in a time where everything is lists, files, and contacts at the press of a single button.
Sure I remember immediate family birthdays but beyond that, I'm hopeless. Give me my calendar filled with birthdays, appointments, events, meetings the list goes on.
It's not just birthdays I have a problem with either. I also have a problem with phone numbers, addresses, even names. Some people I only know by first name.
Sure many will say it's natural for my line of work , but shouldn't we protect our minds better? With so many concerns about Alzheimer's and Dementia maybe we a breeding the downfall of our own minds with this new way of living.
Everything at the press of a button.
Do you have a hard time remember someone's birthday? I couldn't even tell you the address of my favorite place to shop. Sure I could tell you the city, but do you know the address?
So in 2018, I have pledged to take better care of my mind. It all starts with entering in a phone number not just pressing "call". Learning the address of places I go, and not just looking at my calendar.
I plan to use my mind memorizing and recalling things the traditional way. They even have brain games and other healthy mind exercises. How confident are you in your minds health?
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11 responses
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
18 Dec 17
I think we are too much depended on the digital world and gadgets which take away from the natural ability to remember things. It is time to stop and practice some memory lessons for restoring our wonderful ability to store things in our own brain and recollect it.
I was very particular on remembering birthdays but these days I can observe I too failing to remember on the 'day' morning time. I can even remember the dates very well but on the particular day I forgot.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
18 Dec 17
I remember family members' birthdays down to my niece and nephews.
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@rina110383 (24495)
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18 Dec 17
Mobile numbers, yes. For birthdays of family members, I could easily recall them.
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I have trouble with remembering numbers in general - I just hate it when they make us memorize important dates in history
Birthdays are even longer
@crossbones27 (48403)
• Mojave, California
18 Dec 17
I have a hard time remembering people's name, let alone birthdays. What your name Wendy See slips right by me. 
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@cttolledo (5460)
• Legaspi, Philippines
19 Dec 17
Haha! Very normal to those busy and getting old people.. I am guilty ! I usually forgot birthdays and thanks to facebook for reminding me always.
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
19 Dec 17
i know my parents' and my many siblings', but there's one sibling whom i know the month but still unsure of the actual date. i know my mobile number, but not others. we have an address book next to the landline for people and places that you call on the landline. i have a calendar and put reminders there, but i also use the calendar on my phone for other reminders.
@rubyriaz007 (4188)
• India
19 Dec 17
I remember my family's close relatives and close friends birthdays.
