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tech3149

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4. I'm probably a Luddite

Wed Nov 4, 2015, 04:22 AM

Nov 2015

I quit working in 2002 and haven't had a cell or any other portable computing device since. While they were valuable tools for work they were soul sucking chains around my neck.
I'm a bit of an odd duck regarding remembering numbers. I even remember license plates from decades ago.
One thing I found works for me is to write it down. Even if you never read it again it seems like the act of committing it to paper makes it easier to remember.

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The internet is eating your memory, but something better is taking its place [View all] flamingdem Nov 2015 OP

Makes sense. murielm99 Nov 2015 #1

I'm probably a Luddite tech3149 Nov 2015 #4

I thought they had parchment and quills by the 1960s? merrily Nov 2015 #2

That's what happens when you're illiterate. Igel Nov 2015 #7

I don't think they were illiterate. Not John, anyway. I've seen things in his handwriting. merrily Nov 2015 #12

Sounds familiar. silverweb Nov 2015 #3

That is something that has been my guiding principle. murielm99 Nov 2015 #5

I practically lived in our city library when I was growing up. brer cat Nov 2015 #10

Absolutely right. silverweb Nov 2015 #13

"Rarely need." Igel Nov 2015 #8

Agree in part, especially with that analogy. silverweb Nov 2015 #14

Not remembering your kids' phone numbers does not mean our memory systems are impaired. Chemisse Nov 2015 #6

/\_/\_This_/\_/\ Scuba Nov 2015 #9

+1 nt brer cat Nov 2015 #11