WEBVTT - Memorize important information

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to memorize important information. While we can save

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<v Speaker 1>so much electronically these days, you don't know for sure

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<v Speaker 1>when that might be available, Having at least a few

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<v Speaker 1>things memorized can make life a little calmer when things

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<v Speaker 1>don't go as planned. I am sure many people my

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<v Speaker 1>age still have our childhood friend's phone numbers memorized. If

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<v Speaker 1>you wanted to call your friend, you had to actually

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<v Speaker 1>call the number, and even if the digits were taped

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<v Speaker 1>to the wall above your phone, you got used to

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<v Speaker 1>pressing them. Now, since we store all of our contacts

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<v Speaker 1>in our phones, don't memorize people's numbers. This leads to

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<v Speaker 1>the funny situation where you have your childhood friend's number memorized,

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<v Speaker 1>even if you haven't seen this person in three decades,

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<v Speaker 1>but you don't know your own kid's cell phone number,

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<v Speaker 1>and most of the time you won't need to know it.

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<v Speaker 1>But can you say you would never need it. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>someday you will lose your phone and need to reach

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<v Speaker 1>a friend or family member. The stranger who lends you

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<v Speaker 1>her phone isn't going to have any of these numbers

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<v Speaker 1>in her contacts. It would be good if you had

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<v Speaker 1>them memorized, So pick a few people and commit their

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<v Speaker 1>phone numbers to memory. There's also various random information that

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<v Speaker 1>you might need. For instance, you will probably need to

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<v Speaker 1>know your spouse's Social Security number for various things. You

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<v Speaker 1>could keep calling your spouse to get it, but it

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<v Speaker 1>might be easier to just know it. It might be

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<v Speaker 1>good to know your passport number. I memorize my family's

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<v Speaker 1>insurance IDs, since we have to put it on so

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<v Speaker 1>many camp forms. It might be helpful to memorize a

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<v Speaker 1>credit card number so you have that available for online

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<v Speaker 1>things without having to pull it up. I note that

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<v Speaker 1>if it is memorized, you don't have to store it

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<v Speaker 1>in quite so many places. So far, no one is

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<v Speaker 1>hacking people's brains. In general, it's good to get things

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<v Speaker 1>out of our heads. Most people can't remember tons of information,

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<v Speaker 1>which is why we have calendars and planners and to

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<v Speaker 1>do lists and contacts in our phones. But in life,

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<v Speaker 1>it's also good to think about what could go wrong

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<v Speaker 1>and what you would do in that situation. What if

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<v Speaker 1>you were in an emergency situation where you didn't have

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<v Speaker 1>access to your phone for some reason, and you needed

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<v Speaker 1>your sitter to know that you would be staying with

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<v Speaker 1>your kids for a while while things got sorted out.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you have her phone number memorized so you could

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<v Speaker 1>have emergency responders call her? I mean, if you were

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<v Speaker 1>truly out of it, people would figure something out. But

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<v Speaker 1>this is the sort of thing I spend my time

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<v Speaker 1>thinking about. It's not that hard to memorize some important

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<v Speaker 1>bits of information, and in some situations you would be

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<v Speaker 1>very happy you had the information memorized. So memorize at

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<v Speaker 1>information today and life might feel a little more calm

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<v Speaker 1>in the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and

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<v Speaker 1>here's to making the most of our time. Thanks for

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<v Speaker 1>listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback,

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<v Speaker 1>you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com.

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