Lynn was tapped to head up the project team for a major company restructuring. She began her first team meeting by delegating steps and due dates to the various department heads. That's when she noticed that one member, Bob, wasn't writing anything down. Lynn knew Bob was a competent guy. Yet given the importance of this project his casual approach concerned her.
So, after the meeting she pulled Bob aside. "I don't want to tell you how to do your job," Lynn began, "but I noticed you're weren't writing down any of your assignments." "Oh, don't worry," Bob replied pointing to his head "it's all right up here." Lynn was hardly reassured. "That's great Bob. But what happens if you lose your mind?"
You may not lose your mind, but are you getting the mental "memory full" message a bit more often these days? With a computer there is always the option to add memory or get a bigger hard drive. Even if we could rely on memory, besides not being fool proof, there's the problem of brain clutter, a concern that led Albert Einstein to conclude that one should, "Never bother to memorize anything that is easily accessible." So, what can you do?
Since the closest analogy to the human brain is the computer it makes sense to look to it for solutions to the problem of brain overload. But first it's important to fully understand the problem.
So, after the meeting she pulled Bob aside. "I don't want to tell you how to do your job," Lynn began, "but I noticed you're weren't writing down any of your assignments." "Oh, don't worry," Bob replied pointing to his head "it's all right up here." Lynn was hardly reassured. "That's great Bob. But what happens if you lose your mind?"
You may not lose your mind, but are you getting the mental "memory full" message a bit more often these days? With a computer there is always the option to add memory or get a bigger hard drive. Even if we could rely on memory, besides not being fool proof, there's the problem of brain clutter, a concern that led Albert Einstein to conclude that one should, "Never bother to memorize anything that is easily accessible." So, what can you do?
Since the closest analogy to the human brain is the computer it makes sense to look to it for solutions to the problem of brain overload. But first it's important to fully understand the problem.