Memory Not as Good as It Used to Be? Use Your Smartphone Camera to Bridge the Gap!

Everyone knows the camera in your smartphone is handy for snapping selfies and pictures of your latest culinary masterpiece, but having a camera on you 24/7 has practical uses, too.

 

Why not use that smartphone to help you remember things to make life a bit easier?

 

How about you? Do you have a few pictures on your phone you used to make things a little easier to remember?

1 – Parking lot at airport; to remember where the car is parked after a long trip (or a short one).

 

2 – Paint lid; to remember which room was painted and capture the details when needing touch up paint.

 

3 – Model numbers and serial numbers; to prevent the painful pulling out of the refridgerator when it’s in need of repair. 

 

4 – Product information; to capture the dimensions of the vanity before bringing it home and discovering it doesn’t fit.

 

5 – Recipe ingredient list; to review when at the grocery store and when in too much of a hurry to make a list.

 

 

6 – Wine labels; when you’re so intoxicated by that great bottle of wine there’s no way you’ll remember it the next day. 

 

7 – Restaurant menu; so you can enlarge small print in a dimly lit restaurant. 

 

8 – Driving directions; to ensure you have directions handy even if you don’t have cell service. 

 

9 – Article from a magazine; to prevent mutilating that magazine in the doctors office. 

 

10 – Trail map; to capture trail details you can reference along the trail.

 

These are just a few ways that we’ve been using our smartphone to supplement our memory. How about you? Did it spark some ideas? Let us know in the comments!