After his TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury), my husband attended a monthy TBI support group at a local hospital specializing in head injuries.

Just being able to speak with other people going through the same thing he was helped him immensely.

My husband relies heavily on what I call a "brain-in-a-box"...a hand held computer, although alot of people in his support group used PalmPilots, etc.

One older man at the support groups even walked around with a huge stack of 3x5 index cards. Anything that he came across that he thought could be of value to him in the future, got written down on an index card.

He had some kind of filing system that enabled him to find just about anything he wanted with minimal effort. It was like his short term memory was on a stack of 3x5 cards, instead of in his head.

But you know what? The card system worked for him.

The idea is to find a system that works, even if it's different from the way you used to do it.