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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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