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The downside of the outboard brain
Merlin Mann | Oct 11 2007
Clive Thompson writes on a phenomenon I think about constantly: if you really do start entrusting all your ephemeral memory work to external systems, might your wetware start to atrophy? Apparently, yes:
Haha, big joke, right? Not for me. Between me and TextExpander, only one of us knows my new VoIP number by heart. Without TE to paste it anywhere on command? Yep, I'd have to look up my own phone number. Sad. But, Clive goes on:
And, in closing...
Now thinking that's something I might want to work on too. 28 Comments
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Minimal brain functionSubmitted by residentakj on October 11, 2007 - 5:51pm.
I think there's something to be said for giving yourself a minimal amount of stuff to remember at all times even to flex the grey matter in other ways. Girlfriends phone numbers and birthdates are a good place to start. My GF likes to give me pop quizzes from time to time just to keep me on my toes ;) » POSTED IN:
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