BE SURE TO FORGET ABOUT IT

Or as they say in gangster films, "fuhget about it."

Why am I writing about this topic today? Here's why.

How many times has someone said to you, "Don't forget to ... (fill in the blank)."

And how many times did you forget to do it?

Don't worry, it's not completely your fault.

How many times did you tell someone to "not forget" to do something and they did? Well, it really was all their fault. It can't be yours, right? Just kidding.

The reason that many of us often forget to do something is that we have, in reality, been told to forget it.

It has to do with the subconscious mind. It records everhting you see, hear and experience. It tends to be very literal in it's interpretation of things it is told. It does not understand the opposite of an idea. When it it told to "not" do something, it doesn't compute. Instead, it deletes the word not. So when you say to someone, or to yourself, "don't forget to X", it hears the instruction as "forget to X." So it does. Then you get mad at yourself or at the other person because you or they forgot to do something important.

They way out of this trap is to change your language. Instead of saying, "don't forget to ..." replace it with such phrases as "remember to ..." or "be sure to ..." and so on.

That way, you and others will be more likely to remember.

If you don't take my advice, two big guys will show up at your house at midnight to persuade you to remember.

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~ Malcolm Kushner author of "Presentations for Dummies" and "Public Speaking for Dummies"

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