Are mobile phones making u "forgetful"??

@ladyjava (1184)
Malaysia
February 3, 2007 5:42pm CST
I used to be able to remember telephone numbers with ease.. In fact up to today, I can still remember my ex-boss's home and mobile numbers!.. But up to recently, i noticed that is no longer possible.. i rely heavily on my phone to "remember" stuff for me even expiration dates of my car...whenever someone were to give me a number i would probably tell them.."give me a missed call", and i would just enter the number in my address book... I know this is a bad habit but it is soo convenient that way right?? So is your mobile phones making you lazy or forgetful??
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@noyida (795)
• Singapore
4 Feb 07
Hahhahh ... it really make me laugh on this posting of yours. Its true that mobile phone do make us forget about the numbers that we store in memory for convenience. Plus, my brain just couldn't remember numbers very well though. To store every thing in your mobile is really a convenient thing to do as you can't leave home without your mobile. But it can be very dangerous too. Just couldn't imagine if you lost your phone,its like losing your personal details. If to say that it make you lazy, not for me ...hee hehhe...it just help me to be forgetful on all those numbers store but it remind me of the birthdays of all my love ones...conclusion you lose one, you gain one.
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@ainee82 (618)
• Philippines
4 Feb 07
hmm.. i've been forgetful even without my mobile phone. so i'm not really sure with this. but yeah i think mobile phones have taught us not to remember phone numbers I guess because we don't really have to. because there's a phone memory for that. :)
@ladyjava (1184)
• Malaysia
4 Feb 07
and it's becoming a bad habit of mine..:(
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@noyida (795)
• Singapore
4 Feb 07
So what if we lost our mobile phone and at that instant we need to call someone urgently? Will make you panic?
@delina123 (2453)
• Canada
3 Feb 07
The only thing I heard about cell phones is that it causes cancer but how true it is I really dont know.I think I am just plain lazy not from cell phones.
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@Phlamingho (7825)
• Denmark
3 Feb 07
LOL yeah I got the same problem, I can remember a lot of "old" numbers, but all the new numbers for my friends I've never really even looked at. I just look them up in my phone and dial.
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@ladyjava (1184)
• Malaysia
3 Feb 07
yeap.. we are really spoilt eh?
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@hopefoo (1145)
• Malaysia
4 Feb 07
You're right!! I've never realized this before. I still remember a few numbers from when I was a whole lot younger, most of them landlines. Back then, cellphones were luxury items so I couldn't afford one. Now, I use it to remind myself people's birthdays, important dates etc and no, I definitely do not memorize numbers anymore. My cellphone does that for me. It's like an external drive for my brain haha
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@ladyjava (1184)
• Malaysia
5 Feb 07
hmm i wonder where you hook it up too... lol...
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@atisha (79)
• Malaysia
5 Feb 07
Lazy?..no but forgetful of phone number YES. I only use my mobile phone for all my contacts no. but not other issues coz i still use the old tradition way of having a diary :)
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