What is behind the saying “Out of sight, Out of mind”?
- Said to emphasise that when something or someone can not be seen it is easy to forget about.
- Soon forget objects and people that are no longer visible or present.
Other ways of saying “Out of sight, Out of mind”
- Absent-minded
- Blur/ Blurry
- Erase
- Scatterbrained
- Forgetful/ Forget
- Rusty
- Foggy
- Your mind is a blank/goes blank
Signs of “Out of sight, Out of mind”
- Buying things more than once which you have already got
- Missing bills/ Late Payments
- Misplace important letters/bills
- Junk Draws
- Isolated
- Limited of friends
- Failed relationships/ friendships
- Easily distracted
- Waste of food
- Fail to complete tasks
- Unmet deadlines
- Spend less time with friends and family
- Losing items such as keys, wallets/purses, money, phones
- Missing meetings/appointments
- Late to meetings/ appointments
- Forgetting about house chores
- Wash the same clothes multiple times
- Forget to eat
Tips
- Regular contact with friends, family, boyfriend/girlfriend, etc
- Use Asana to track tasks and assign priorities and deadlines
- Sticky notes
- Set reminders to “check in on friends”
- Arrange your items for visibility and accessibility
- Display boards
- Pin boards
- Whiteboards
- Use a diary
- Make lists of house jobs
- Use Tusk apps
- Don’t read texts/emails until you can reply back there and then
- Think about investing in Alexa devices (e.g: plugs and lightbulbs)
- Use alarms
- Put signs on cupboard boards
- Try not to rearrange the whole house
- Try not to be too hard on yourself
- Make shopping list and meal plans
- Keep medication in view
- Use mytherapy app to help remind you of when to take your medications and to reorder medication when it’s needed
- Use calendars on your devices for meetings and appointments
- Ask for help from others
- Put items back in assigned locations
- Keep a cleaning routine
- Join support groups
- Use tracking apps to find lost devices
- Smart things- Samsung
- Track my- Apple
- If you put something in the fridge especially at work write a note for yourself
Leave a Reply