I see images like this on social media from time to time, usually with a caption of something like “this is how messy my brain is”.
The truth is, we’re all similar to that by default — it’s just how we’re wired. Memory expert Ron White shared a video along the same lines, showing thoughts and memories coming in like sheets of paper getting piled up on the floor.
As he shares in the video, though, it doesn’t have to be that way. Some people thrive in that kind of chaos, but most of us wish that memories stayed a bit more organized and easy to access.
There’s no simple solution, but things like memorization apps and memory palaces can help quite a bit. If you want to take the time to organize your brain, you can do it.
Another good example is Sabrina Cruz. In the video below she explains how truly awful her memory is for day-to-day things, so she worked to improve it and eventually memorized the first 3,141 digits of pi! This wasn’t some gimmick or secret trick, but simply a skill that she worked to develop over the course of a few months. It’s a very interesting and well-done video.
I’m not suggesting that you go memorize 3,141 digits of pi (I mean, you can if you want to), but just know that your “messy brain” and “terrible memory” are things that we all experience. Don’t use those ideas as excuses, and know that you can choose to improve them if you decide to put in the effort.
