“The only thing faster than the speed of thought is the speed of forgetfulness.”
“Good thing we have other people to help us remember.”
~Vera Nazarian~
And pens and post-it notes.
And Outlook calendars.
And Google calendars.
And appointment cards.
And the part of our brains that once-in-awhile remembers stuff.
This was not the one-liner I intended to use today. I had an outstanding idea for One-Liner Wednesday on Sunday morning while fixing the bed-head, faux mohawk that was my hair. It really was outstanding and the last thing I remember thinking was, “I’ll write that down after I finish with the hair spray and hand lotion.”
Yeah, not a bright idea…
This post has been brought to you by ummm…I don’t remember. It has also been brought to you by Linda G. Hill’s “One-Liner Wednesday.” All you need to play along every week is an awesome one-liner and follow a few rules. Birds on a wire are not required, but make sure you link back today’s post to HERE so the rest of us #1linerweds peeps can read it.
Mary J Melange 
But, you’ll remember that about 3:00 this afternoon. The worst thing that I do is make a note that I’m sure will cause me to remember, and then I can’t figure out what the note means.
I hope you have a good day.
I usually remember stuff at 3:00 a.m., when it’s dark and I don’t have pen and paper handy. But then, I’d probably end up with a Dan note, wondering a few hours later what I wrote. I’ll let you know next Wednesday if the idea comes back to me. 🙂
I have pecked stuff into my phone at 3:00 am – incomprehensible in the light of day, but…
… or I do write it down, and then lose the piece of paper.
Yeah, that’s totally possible considering the paper piles on my desk. Some day I’ll be better organized!
I don’t have a desk, so the spread of my mess can get considerable 😉
I’m in the group of better memory so far, but there are still some times tripping me up. Instead of every after school thingy ending at one time, they vary, 4:45, 5:00, 5:15, 5:30, 5:45. That’s annoying and hard to remember which where when.
As a writer though, I too have brill ideas at 3am, which I’m certain I’ll remember in the morning, but sometimes I have to write TO remember them. Some of them get lost in brain forever. Also annoying.
The school time thingy would mess me up too. I like same time, same channel. Ideas and writing urges sometimes come to me while at work or in the car and by the time I get home…both are gone. Is it age or too busy a schedule or both?
I think it’s more schedule than age. We just (western humans all) have WAY too many things to remember!
My mother tells me regularly that she’s forgotten more than I know. Only so much room in there. We gotta make room for updates all the time.
If all those memories were in my brain I wonder why I forget anything. Or remember it after I forgot it. At some times of the day the speed of thought is so slow I figure I might as well forget it. And then I can’t.
As I was laying in bed last night, awake instead of asleep, I was wondering why I could remember the lyrics of several songs and everything I needed to do at work today when I really didn’t want to.
I have loads of bright ideas that melt like milk chocolate in your hand Mary, the minute my mind needs to be used for more practical things. I write everything down!
It’s good to know I’m not alone in these matters, Cheryl. 😏
People think I’m really organized because I write everything down. HA HA HA! If I were REALLY organized and efficient, I wouldn’t NEED to write everything down. You know the expression, “I’d forget my head, if it wasn’t sewn on tight”? That’s me?
LOL, Marian! Yes, I know the expression…and sometimes I have a few loose stitches! 😏