[silk] Easily forgotten phrases

2014-02-19 Thread Udhay Shankar N
So here's a little life hack I use. I keep a list of easily forgotten phrases in Evernote [1] - you know the ones I am talking about, the ones that are perpetually on the tip of your tongue and drive you to distraction trying to remember them, usually because you remember a similar phrase and your

Re: [silk] Easily forgotten phrases

2014-02-19 Thread Dibyo Haldar
On 20 February 2014 09:49, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: So here's a little life hack I use. I keep a list of easily forgotten phrases in Evernote [1] - you know the ones I am talking about, the ones that are perpetually on the tip of your tongue and drive you to distraction trying

Re: [silk] Easily forgotten phrases

2014-02-19 Thread Deepa Mohan
On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 7:19 AM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: Empirical Tabasco Hasselblad Dunning Kruger effect Dunbar number Ambergris Sapir-Whorf Fermi Problem Now I will have to google some of these. I always thought Hasselblad was cameras, and have never heard of 4, 5,

Re: [silk] Easily forgotten phrases

2014-02-19 Thread Thaths
On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: So here's a little life hack I use. I keep a list of easily forgotten phrases in Evernote [1] - you know the ones I am talking about, the ones that are perpetually on the tip of your tongue and drive you to distraction

Re: [silk] Easily forgotten phrases

2014-02-19 Thread Udhay Shankar N
On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 9:02 AM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: The above causes pain for me too. My brain refuses to index this word for some reason. One other I can recall from the top of my head (Because of the nature of the problem with these words, I cannot easily recall a list of these

Re: [silk] Easily forgotten phrases

2014-02-19 Thread Srini RamaKrishnan
On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 10:25 AM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: Which is why the Evernote list makes sense. As and when you remember a phrase, put it in the list. :) If there is a pressing need to absolutely recall something, I agree, having crib notes is the way to go. But why

Re: [silk] Easily forgotten phrases

2014-02-19 Thread Thaths
On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 4:27 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.comwrote: Much easier to admit the word escapes us and leave it at that. No struggle to recall the word; just respect for the brain and acceptance that it is busy with something more important, or needs the rest. As Deepa

Re: [silk] Easily forgotten phrases

2014-02-19 Thread Srini RamaKrishnan
On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 11:01 AM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: You know what else detracts from the subject of the conversation? Sermons. :-) I sense anger :) In all honesty, this wasn't intended to be a sermon, apologies if it sounds so. I am quite happy to share what little I know, is

Re: [silk] Easily forgotten phrases

2014-02-19 Thread Thaths
On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 4:35 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.comwrote: On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 11:01 AM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: You know what else detracts from the subject of the conversation? Sermons. :-) I sense anger :) Annoyance and mirth, yes. Anger, no. In all