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Originally posted by @very-rustyThat's true - at that age we didn't have any problems storing and recalling things in our minds. Now that we do, it is more important to remember concepts and situations and let go of not so important details - such as dates, names of people and places, words and numbers - we usually get along fine without such facts and memories. That is what the article referred to as 'the effective brain'.
I can tell you what I did when I was 3 but may have a problem telling you what I had for supper two nights ago....LOL....
Originally posted by @torunnGreat, Now if I could learn how to correct stretching the truth. 😉
That's true - at that age we didn't have any problems storing and recalling things in our minds. Now that we do, it is more important to remember concepts and situations and let go of not so important details - such as dates, names of people and places, words and numbers - we usually get along fine without such facts and memories. That is what the article referred to as 'the effective brain'.
Originally posted by @very-rustyWhat truth has to be stretched?
Great, Now if I could learn how to correct stretching the truth. 😉
Originally posted by @torunnFor many, truth is written in stone (so can't really be stretched). Fortunately my own truth, written on a sock, doesn't have that problem.
What truth has to be stretched?
Sorry to digress, but we really should all be writing truth on our socks.
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Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeI did that once and only once because when I stuck them in the washing machine, when the washing was done,there it (the truth) was...gone. 🙁
For many, truth is written in stone (so can't really be stretched). Fortunately my own truth, written on a sock, doesn't have that problem.
Sorry to digress, but we really should all be writing truth on our socks.
Originally posted by @great-big-steesI suggest try writing it on tape and sticking it on the forehead, works for me. 😉
I did that once and only once because when I stuck them in the washing machine, when the washing was done,there it (the truth) was...gone. 🙁
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Originally posted by @very-rustySome say, "It's stuck on the end of my tongue but it just won't come out."
I suggest try writing it on tape and sticking it on the forehead, works for me. 😉
Originally posted by @great-big-steesyes, still others say it was right on the tip of my tongue. I just can't spit it out.
Some say, "It's stuck on the end of my tongue but it just won't come out."
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Originally posted by @very-rustySometimes if, in the winter, you stick said tongue on something metal it (the word that won't come out) may just adhere to the metal along with a bit of your tongue...problem solved.
yes, still others say it was right on the tip of my tongue. I just can't spit it out.
Originally posted by @great-big-steesYes I found that out when I was about 2 and half. I never did it again!!!
Sometimes if, in the winter, you stick said tongue on something metal it (the word that won't come out) may just adhere to the metal along with a bit of your tongue...problem solved.
Thankfully for me and not so much for others I am still able to use it!!! 😉
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Originally posted by @very-rustyAnd some are stuck with that. 😉
Yes I found that out when I was about 2 and half. I never did it again!!!
Thankfully for me and not so much for others I am still able to use it!!! 😉
Originally posted by @great-big-steesThey have no choice but to be stuck with that. 😉
And some are stuck with that. 😉
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Originally posted by @very-rustyAny sticky situation, with some "out of the box" thinking, can be unstuck.
They have no choice but to be stuck with that. 😉
