WITHOUT A GREAT RE-MINDER SYSTEM
A GREAT LIFE WILL NOT LIKELY HAPPEN!


In process, but useful.  Email me if this is of interest so I can reprioritize it (if you don't get the idea to the extent that you will implement it and use it!)

























We can do it to a good extent by memorizing something, by doing it over and over, and by habitualizing it. That's great, and it's recommened.   But that is not "enough", in my opinion, because there is much more good stuff that we can access to make life better. 

Once we've already done what we can by programming our brain, we need to have a system that does the rest of the reminding that is needed (in the high impact areas at least)

Unless you see something either because you run into it (on your bathroom mirror, for instance) or you are guided to the information by an outside force, you will not use it effectively and thus will be missing the good outcomes you would like to have more of.

A system has "interrelated parts" that affect the other parts and operates "mechanically" by cause and effect.

In other words, you will not remember to do something that should be done until "tickled" to do it and then if you follow a good working procedure (way of doing things) you will produce the result.

This is done in two primary ways:

Alarms that happen automatically to remind you to do something, and/or
Looking at a list (or something like it) to see what is to be done and/or what is to be remembered.

The tickler-referencing system is, in function, an additional brain for you, to supplement the limits of the brain that you are blessed with.



Discussion

Procedures And Checklists For Maximum Productivity, Greater Ease, Greater Effectiveness

Program yourself to look for a list when you run across any need (to problem solve or know how to do something), such as.

Checklists For Running Your Life  

For daily centering and/or...

The Re-Minders, Grounding Notebook - Creating Another Brain For Your Benefit - A Very Powerful Portal To "Re-Learning" Viewpoints And "Re-Centering" Into What Works In Life - Super valuable - and, of course, it takes some work to set it up - and then it saves a huge amount of time...and mistakes!

Practices For Your Life - To Create Happiness And Life Effectiveness - Make sure you are doing these! 

Another brain...

Reminders Of What Works And How To Be Much More Alive - Lists alot of reminders you might wish to go to, when appropriate

And, of course, essential...

A Time Management System - For "to dos", planning, tickles

Of course, if you can't find something...

It is essential that you be able to find the reminders when needed, so you need Easy Reference Systems For Managing Life More Easily.

REMINDER SYSTEMS
Your brain will not do this well!

- Any "reference" system that is set up so you can find things will bring what you want back to "mind."
- A calendar, especially with alerts popping up (Google Calendar, ios ical calendar).
- A "reminder" (called that in ios) app - specifying date and time and frequency
- Task managers (which have lists and audible or pop up alerts) - Any task/todo app (Google tasks, etc.)
- Posting boards (where you will look at the details and not let them get lost in a mass of detail) - Whiteboards, bulletin boards, "stickies" apps (on computer screen)
- Checklists, procedures, instructions
- Automatic repeated behaviors (remembered) - Habits, routines...

So, how often have you said "I know that.  I just forgot it at the time."  Usually giving yourself a slap on your hip indicating a "I should have done better." 

The reality is that things drift from our attention and memory.  Even if we "know something", other knowledge or needs will be seen much more clearly if they are in the foreground (like a tree that is closer than a distant tree).

We human, not being superhumans, need to have a way to bring things that are beneficial back to "top of the mind" so that we can and will act on them.