[themaidquit]

I don't know if this has been mentioned before, I carry a notebook so that I can write everything down, appointments, things that I need to remember. and just about everything. This has helped me quite a bit. I teach kindergarten and I receive info from the parents of the children and from my principal as well. That is a flood of info, and I would go into mental overload. I would get so frustrated not remembering who said what. This has helped me to get somethings together. I apolize if this is lenghty and has spelling mistakes.

[Mark in Idaho]

Thanks for this.

This technique is a great stress reliever. It allows the item to be transferred from an "I need to remember this" stressful thought to an " I will not forget this so I don't have to worry" content thought.

Putting a white board on the refrigerator has similar value at home. My wife does not have to wonder if I will remember something. She just writes it on the white board.

I sometimes send an email to myself as a reminder. If someone tells me something over the phone, I often ask them to email me the same information. I'll say something like, " I am not where I can write this down. Can you please email me a reminder of this?"

Research has shown that using smart phones to set alarms and other reminders works well with the memory limited community.

[Eowyn]

Don't know if anybody has read the Getting Things Done materials by David Allen, but they are GREAT. I used this method before my concussion and have been so glad since that I had the structure in place.

He emphasizes getting things out of your head onto paper so you don't have to continue thinking/worrying about them. One of the ideas is "ubiquitous capture," that you can capture an idea anywhere at any time.

I also carry a notebook with me at all times. The front is for capturing notes, the next section is an organized list of to-dos by context (things to do at home, errands, at the computer, on the phone), and the last section is a list of projects in process with lists of all the things that need to be done for that project.

It's definitely a lifesaver.