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OldBaldy1701E

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12. I adjust.

Fri Jul 25, 2025, 07:12 AM

Jul 2025

I keep losing my glasses - I have glasses in every room and I only use them in that room. (Mine are for reading. Those who have permanent glasses don't usually have to worry about this as you are wearing them all the time.)

I have rigorously trained myself to always return anything that I am using. I never just 'put it down somewhere'. Now, this can be a tough one to get into, as most people are just too lazy to do this. Yet, I seldom 'lose' anything because I put it back where it always belongs. (The moment I decide to relocate something to a new 'home' is when I start 'losing' things. Heh.)

As far as the 'misplacing' something you were using... well... I do that all of the time. Plus, I am a Taurus and am not known for my patience. So, I get frustrated when I do this. I am working on it.

Good luck is the best advice I can give you. There is no 'magic cure' for deterioration.

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Serious topic - how to cope/improve on "autopilot"? [View all] UTUSN Jul 2025 OP

yes NJCher Jul 2025 #1

O-tay - let's see if I can remember, but thanks anyway! UTUSN Jul 2025 #2

Lol NJCher Jul 2025 #3

Practicing Mindfulness should help and that also may relieve stress. KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2025 #4

I've been trying something a little similar - zeroing in attention when putting things down UTUSN Jul 2025 #5

Use it like a medication taken when needed, not as a constant activity. KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2025 #9

Thanks. Been using thank-you as a mantra randomly for things/events/tasks, waking up UTUSN Jul 2025 #10

Thank you! KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2025 #11

''A new study showed higher dietary sodium was associated with a higher risk of memory deterioration ... Donkees Jul 2025 #6

So, bananas are 'good' again? OldBaldy1701E Jul 2025 #13

It's more about keeping electrolytes in balance when there is high sodium intake Donkees Jul 2025 #14

Yes. I was making a joke about how one minute something is bad, and the next moment it is 'safe'. OldBaldy1701E Jul 2025 #16

One thing I've done recently, and it has to do with finding my cell phone, is to only have one spot in each room where Abolishinist Jul 2025 #7

Yip, have been trying extra focus putting things down UTUSN Jul 2025 #8

I adjust. OldBaldy1701E Jul 2025 #12

Thanks! - hah, Taurus, Pisces here with common ground situation! UTUSN Jul 2025 #15

I apologize for being 'blunt'. OldBaldy1701E Jul 2025 #17

Well, I *was* an English (Lit) major! - And, to coin a cliche (hah), you're as sharp as a tack!1 UTUSN Jul 2025 #19

its been a age old question and you are not alone here . AllaN01Bear Jul 2025 #18

Thanks for the "not alone' - that *is* a good thing, no? UTUSN Jul 2025 #20

i dont know . AllaN01Bear Jul 2025 #21