The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times
the same good things for the first time.
~ Friedrich Nietzsche
Back in January, I began the One
Page a Day Challenge and immediately threw away my quill. Now in April,
I’m participating in the A to Z Blogging Challenge and prepping for a
Wilderness Writers’ Retreat. I need ink,
a stiff drink and therapy.
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ut of sight,
out of mind. Strike while the iron is hot.
Don’t put off tomorrow what you can do RIGHT NOW.
Okay, I
fudged that last one just a wee bit. But
that’s how I roll. Or how I should roll.
Because I
would forget to go to the dunny if I didn’t have a built in reminder.
For
instance, for this post, I had several great ideas and rock star lines. But I didn’t immediately write them down. Now, they’re just ~ poof ~ gone.
Nada.
No more.
I need a
damn intern to help me keep track of all my to-dos and didn’ts, and don’ts, and
darn-it-all-I-have-should-haves. Damn, that’s a lot of D's for an “I” day. (As
opposed to a “me” day, which is something very
different.)
I is for
Instant
Maybe I
have mild ADD. Maybe I need a
vacation (4 months, 20 days). Maybe I
need to limit my time plugged in to the Matrix.
Whatever it is, the best option for me is to do Action A when I think of
Action A. But when that isn't feasible, I
have to write it down. Because if I don’t,
I forget.
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| Image credit: Sue Langley |
And sometimes,
even then, I don’t remember.
The good
thing about this issue of mine, is that
I live in the moment by default. The bad
thing is that I’m so forgetful, that I think, “Oh, I’ll get to that tomorrow, I
have to do X, Y, and Z today.”
And A, B,
and C lie a-molderin’ in the grave of good intentions.
Capturing Ideas on the Wing
This is
hit-me-in-the-head evident with this blogging challenge. I've already come up with ideas for C posts,
D posts, even H posts (which gave me such heartburn). I’m writing them down in a spreadsheet
(because you know I’m an Excel nerd) for future posts.
The flow of ideas has been so constant, that
I’m considering an Alphabet post blogging calendar. I may not post them in order, but the ideas
are there for the writing.
Now, if
only I can remember to look at the calendar….
Oremus pro invicem,
~
Mikaela
Are
you an out of sight, out of minder? To
do lister? What keeps you on track and
on point?
4 comments:
They say Evernote is a great tool for capturing notes, but I haven't tried it. I usually just keep notes on my laptop somewhere, since I'm on it every minute of the day I'm not sleeping!
I forget in an instant too which means I walk around talking notes into my phone and embarrassing my children.
visiting from A to Z ;)
Haha - well, most people will just assume you're talking on the phone. That's what I tell myself when I've done that, Rebecca. ;)
Stephanie, going to have to check out evernote!
Haha - well, most people will just assume you're talking on the phone. That's what I tell myself when I've done that, Rebecca. ;)
Stephanie, going to have to check out evernote!
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