MEMORY IS A TRICKY THING-RECORD IMPORTANT ITEMS

Do you ever feel certain about a particular date? Event? To discover some of the details are flawed. Keeping track of information in an organized fashion helps with accuracy. In the genealogy world, many small details get lost because no one recorded them generations ago. Or maybe those ancestors were not literate! So to the now, what works for you. Digital tracking is one method. Or an app like Evernote for all the notes. A simple desk or wall calendar with activities completed helps. Remembering historical events has become easier with the Internet and the ability to find facts quickly. But remember they are dates not necessary accurate information on the details. It is the writer's perspective. I had baby books for my girls when they were little. Some of the information like their immunization history came in handy recently. Made copies of the pages for them.  I also keep an Important Documents binder. Gets messy sometimes, but all relevant information is in one place. Those plastic pages where items can be placed helps with the organizing! Everyone wants us to go paperless but sometimes that piece of paper is needed for something. Scrapbooks with tickets, programs, misc stuff are a good way to have exact dates. Or scanning information into a computer file that can be shared with others as needed. But a binder or two with information that is portable and accessible lets the old blend with the new. Memory can be tricky and some of the details scrambled with time.
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TAKING NOTE-WEBINAR ON A JANUARY AFTERNOON

Using Evernote for my database of information for a short time, I receive their emails and newsletter. So I had time to attend the webinar via home computer with Michael Hyatt- Taking Note- a podcast by Evernote on my staycation. He is one of many speakers in their Taking Note series. Basically talking about productivity, entrepreneurship and creative thinking, each speaker will discuss a topic. Michael Hyatt spoke about having few goals that are attainable. Don't count daily chores as a goal as they are a given. Write down a goal it helps to clarify. He writes on the Evernote blog as a guest so check out his information there too if interested. He has his own blog, gives courses and has a podcast- " This is Your Life." He wrote a book- Living Forward: A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want. I might check it out. But for anyone wanting a new mentor in their lives it might be a good starting point. I like hearing from others in a field where I am not the profession. What always interests me though, is how so many people panned psychology when I studied in University yet modern concepts, books and ideas are very psychology based! Hum! Anyway check out Michael's ideas. They are worth considering! I definitely will check out some of his other writings! Perhaps recommend to people I counsel in my work!