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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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BahSubmitted by cephalopodcast on October 12, 2007 - 3:36am.
It isn't just about convenience. It's also about the increase in the kinds and quantity of information required to function. Who wants to memorize the land line, work line, mobile number, fax, AIM, email and VOIP of every contact? And anyone worried about getting important info into wetware should try using Mental Case. It's made just for that purpose. » POSTED IN:
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