My Two-Cents: Slipping My Mind

I have a memory like a sieve. I keep forgetting my iPad in my Anatomy lab. It’s become my recurring issue. Though, this isn’t the first time I’ve found myself scatterbrained and scrambling out of left field with ways to stop forgetting shit. When I was a kid, I forgot my soccer jersey at the hotel an hour away from the fields and made my poor Grandparents drive through Kansas City rush hour to get it. My grandpa missed multiple exits driving back, and all I could do was sit in the back seat of the car knowing my coach (and my mother when she got word) were going to rip me a new one. By the time we finally got back to the hotel, my grandpa told us he was too stressed and was staying at the hotel and sitting this game out. Which was probably best for his blood pressure. Meanwhile, my grandma and I drove back to the game in silence. She thought if my head wasn't attached to my neck, it would have made a good bowling ball. I got out of the car and ran to the field, where the first half was already over. So, I suppose my forgetfulness has been an inherent and incessant problem for a while now. So much so that sometimes I will wonder if I’ll ever learn – or should I even bother trying? But then a quick Google search today had me thinking maybe forgetfulness wasn’t all so bad – it turns out forgetfulness may be a sign of intelligence. 

If you are really good at losing your marbles, it might not be the worst thing in the world. (Though it's definitely not a good thing if you're playing Mancala.) Some studies say forgetfulness means you're good at remembering the important stuff, so you're actually more intelligent than first glance deems. This makes total sense because only super-uber-intelligent bastards would forget their iPad in the cadaver lab or accidentally raise their grandpa’s blood pressure over a soccer jersey. It’s all just a side-effect of having a really good selective memory! Forgetting little things just means you're good at seeing the big picture. After all, the goal of memory isn’t to remember every fact, but rather to remember the important stuff in order to optimize decision-making. So it's okay if stuff slips your mind here and there. Or maybe I’m a fucking idiot, but I don’t like the sound of that as much.