{"id":1267,"date":"2020-11-19T16:49:09","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T16:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1328840"},"modified":"2020-11-19T16:49:09","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T16:49:09","slug":"my-memory-sucks-but-its-made-me-a-better-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=1267","title":{"rendered":"My memory sucks \u2014 but it\u2019s made me a better leader"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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For years now, I have been skiing with the same guide in Chamonix, and if circumstances allow, I\u2019ll ski with him again this year.<\/p>\n

I look forward to skiing with him, but there\u2019s one particular moment that fills me with dread every year\u2026<\/p>\n

At some point, he\u2019s going to start talking about the three steering elements \u2014 as he\u2019s done every year I\u2019ve visited Chamonix. Steering is an essential part of skiing, so if you want to become a good skier you need to dedicate a lot of time and attention to mastering these three techniques.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why every year I spend a whole day practicing each of them under my ski instructor\u2019s guidance.<\/p>\n

Now, you might be wondering what the three important steering elements are\u2026 but I wouldn\u2019t be able to tell you, even with a gun to my head.<\/p>\n

[Read: Neural\u2019s market outlook for artificial intelligence in 2021 and beyond<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Weird, right? But that\u2019s just how my mind works.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not stupid (or at least that\u2019s what I\u2019d like to believe), but my mind is very picky about what it chooses to remember and what it doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

My theory so far is that I\u2019m focusing on his advice, as a whole, and applying this directly to my skiing without actually thinking about the detail or his exact words.<\/p>\n

I have a similar thing when it comes to remembering stuff during the day. Here\u2019s what usually happens: I do something and decide to remember it for later. Later, I will remember that there was something<\/em> I was supposed to remember. I just don\u2019t know what<\/em>.<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s okay, because usually there\u2019s a faint emotion somewhere, lingering in the back of my mind. I then find my way back to the thing I\u2019d forgotten by tracing how the emotion was associated to it \u2014 and voil\u00e0!<\/em> \u2014 I remember.<\/p>\n

For example, if I remember I have forgotten something \u2014 and it has left me feeling good and excited \u2014 I\u2019m reminded of that ice cream I made and put in the fridge earlier. Or, if the emotion was dread and discomfort, it reminds me I meant to remember to buy toilet paper\u2026<\/p>\n

Turns out I\u2019m not alone in having a weird way to remember things. Over time I\u2019ve started to notice all the small memory tricks people around me have.<\/p>\n

One trick I\u2019ve seen people use is to associate memories with rooms in a house. They\u2019ll store a phone number in the hallway, a birthdate in the bathroom, and a meeting they need to remember in the attic.<\/p>\n

Other use colors or songs. One way to remember things is to make a drawing while you try to memorize it. Looking at the picture will bring back the memories you stored.<\/p>\n

My conclusion is that everybody stores their memories in their own unique way. And once you realize that, it becomes easier to make people around you take notice of what you want to convey to them.<\/p>\n

It basically boils down to two tips.<\/p>\n

First up, instead of just telling them something, it helps to realize we all remember and absorb information differently \u2014 so cater to this<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Suppose you need to make a presentation and make people remember the information in it. In that case, you might try using colors, images, music, or anecdotes to say the same thing in different ways \u2014 or allow people to take notes, draw, or stare out the window while you do it.<\/p>\n

The second thing you could do is\u2026 well I\u2019ve forgotten it. But don\u2019t worry, I feel great just thinking about it \u2014 so it must have been a great point.<\/p>\n

Can\u2019t get enough of Boris? Check out his older stories here<\/a>, and sign up for TNW\u2019s newsletters here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Published November 19, 2020 \u2014 16:49 UTC <\/p>\n

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