- 30 weeks of something different blog intro
- something different week 1: our world
- something different week 2: memory
- something different week 3: flying
- something different week 4: not alone
- something different week 5: night sky
- something different week 6: listen to your body
- something different week 7: do something different
- something different week 8: a different world
- something different week 9: creation
- something different week 10: the land of the different
- something different week 11: power of creation
- something different week 12: 1,000 years more
- something different week 13: freedom
- something different week 14: let go
- something different week 15: enslaved
- something different week 16: your existence
- photo: a river runs through it
- something different week 17: a truth
- something different week 18: a walk
- something different week 19: one night
- something different week 20: turn off time
- something different week 21: nature
- something different week 22: stop watching
- something different week 23: telling the story of another’s life
- something different week 24: men and women…imagine this…
- something different week 25: back to the past
- something different week 26: an animal
- something different week 27: what if…
- something different week 28: minimize
- something different week 29: cooking
- something different week 30: local library
Remember 20-30 years ago you could remember the phone numbers of almost all your friends and family members? And even some co-workers? This list of numbers housed in your memory could easily reach more than 20 people. Think about it, now that you have all these crutches, can you even remember 5 phone numbers? Add to that all the other things you once housed in your memory, including account numbers, stories, directions, ingredients, and a host of things we now use crutches for.
3 Day Challenge:
Day 1: Pick 5 things you want to commit to memory. Write them down and begin the task of memorizing them. It can be 5 phone numbers. Maybe a short poem, the license plate number of a stranger, an account number from one of your bills, anything. How about you look up directions to someplace no more than a mile away, a place you’ve never been, and commit the directions to memory. On day 4, drive to that place from memory. Begin memorizing your list of 5 items.
Day 2: Continue to memorize your list without looking at it the entire day. Near the end of the day, take a last look at your list to ensure you have most items memorized.
Day 3: Continue to memorize your list with only periodic glances to ensure you’ve correctly remembered your 5 items. Just before bedtime, destroy the list.
Day 4: Return to the blog and share your outcome. Don’t feel bad if you didn’t do well. This culture was designed to make you dependent. If the items aren’t too personal, from memory, share a couple of them here. If you memorized a poem, share it with me.
My List:
1. Memorize a short poem
2. Memorize a bill account number
3. Memorize a recipe
4. Memorize a random license plate number
6. Memorize the number to someone I call infrequently
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