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“My presence of mind is frequently absent.” Rain Bojangles. (Twentieth century musician author artist and explorer.)
Everyone experiences absentmindedness from time to time, but I personally seem to be especially afflicted.
Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why you walked in there? Have you ever forgotten to give someone a telephone message? Do you occasionally forget where you have put things or what you were planning to do? And if answer is Yes …. Let me give you a good news that you are not alone.
Toast Master of the Day … Fellow Toastmaster and welcome Guests … Good Evening.
Everyone experiences absentmindedness on a regular basis. Absentmindedness is caused by the failure to pay attention to what you need to do.
It is usually caused by one of two different scenarios.
1. The thing you need to do is part of a habit or routine such that it requires very little attention.
2. You are distracted by something that takes your attention away from the thing you need to do.
We do not have Balcony in our house my wife used to put the clothes out on the rope which we have tied across out from the Window. It just happened one Friday I was watching a TV and my wife had to go out somewhere.
She wanted me to dry the washed cloths . Normally I don’t do much of household work but on that day as a good husband I absentmindedly agreed to help her . While doing the job I was thinking also … what a wonderful invention in the form of washing machine has been done. The cloths are almost dry and we need to just put it for some time and its ready for iron and fold to keep in the wardrobe. Any way I have completed the job and was back watching TV.
Few hours later my wife came back and started shouting … Aadil I have given you small job and you are not helping me.
I said what happen Darling ??? I was thinking that she will praise me for my work.
She said the cloths are still in the washing machine. I was taken back with a surprise and started thinking that then what cloths I have put it on the rope to dry. I went in to the room to check personally on what my wife is saying.
She said … my absent minded husband , like rebaking a baked cake ,you have put once again the same clothes which were already dry and which I have just taken out from the rope before going out.
What else can she expect from my side.
Another case ….
In those days in India the place where I am staying … we used to trespass a compound for taking a shortcut to reach on a main road. The owners of the compound used to keep it closed and whenever we used to go on a scooter, we have to get down open the gate and pass by.
My cousin was having his board results and I said let me take you along with me on my scooter. On the whole route I have spoken to him for about 15 minutes giving him a pep talk and tried to keep him motivated. Don’t worry … the result will be good … Blah… Blah ……
Finally when I have parked my scooter in his school and what I saw is my cousin is not there on the scooter. where did he vanish…. I tried to remember that he was there till the time we opened the gate… in fact he only has opened the gate. Suddenly I realized that yes that time after he opened the gate and was trying to close it again .. I thought that he is sitting behind and I drove the scooter. I was also thinking that while I am talking to him in the whole journey and he is not responding because he might be nervous …. Others saw me as a lunatic in soliloquy.
One more absentmindedness incident ......A friend of mine called as Munaf and me were going to a class of Mathematics when we were in 12th.It just happened that a Munaf did'nt came for a few classes. One day while Munaf was not in the class and while we were doing our classwork ... my teacher Pradeep Pandya asked me suddenly ... Aadil ... Is Munaf SICK ... and i have replied absentmindedly ..... No Sir..... he is MUSLIM. Every on bursted in a laugh ... however i didn't even realize it that i have made an absentminded statement.
There has been no medical inventions which has happened to overcome Absentmindedness completely.
But a few suggestions would help you to overcome it to a great extent.
1. Try not to do 2 jobs at the same time
2. Along with Physical exercises ... do mental exercises also .. ie. working on mindteasers/ puzzles / crossword etc.
3. Keep your life disciplined and stick to some regime.
Friends … It is possible to completely overcome absentmindedness, absentmindedly
Oh .... Look i forgot .... i have to finish the project in the time limit !!!!!!!!!!!
Over to you TMOD.
“My presence of mind is frequently absent.” Rain Bojangles. (Twentieth century musician author artist and explorer.)
Everyone experiences absentmindedness from time to time, but I personally seem to be especially afflicted.
Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why you walked in there? Have you ever forgotten to give someone a telephone message? Do you occasionally forget where you have put things or what you were planning to do? And if answer is Yes …. Let me give you a good news that you are not alone.
Toast Master of the Day … Fellow Toastmaster and welcome Guests … Good Evening.
Everyone experiences absentmindedness on a regular basis. Absentmindedness is caused by the failure to pay attention to what you need to do.
It is usually caused by one of two different scenarios.
1. The thing you need to do is part of a habit or routine such that it requires very little attention.
2. You are distracted by something that takes your attention away from the thing you need to do.
We do not have Balcony in our house my wife used to put the clothes out on the rope which we have tied across out from the Window. It just happened one Friday I was watching a TV and my wife had to go out somewhere.
She wanted me to dry the washed cloths . Normally I don’t do much of household work but on that day as a good husband I absentmindedly agreed to help her . While doing the job I was thinking also … what a wonderful invention in the form of washing machine has been done. The cloths are almost dry and we need to just put it for some time and its ready for iron and fold to keep in the wardrobe. Any way I have completed the job and was back watching TV.
Few hours later my wife came back and started shouting … Aadil I have given you small job and you are not helping me.
I said what happen Darling ??? I was thinking that she will praise me for my work.
She said the cloths are still in the washing machine. I was taken back with a surprise and started thinking that then what cloths I have put it on the rope to dry. I went in to the room to check personally on what my wife is saying.
She said … my absent minded husband , like rebaking a baked cake ,you have put once again the same clothes which were already dry and which I have just taken out from the rope before going out.
What else can she expect from my side.
Another case ….
In those days in India the place where I am staying … we used to trespass a compound for taking a shortcut to reach on a main road. The owners of the compound used to keep it closed and whenever we used to go on a scooter, we have to get down open the gate and pass by.
My cousin was having his board results and I said let me take you along with me on my scooter. On the whole route I have spoken to him for about 15 minutes giving him a pep talk and tried to keep him motivated. Don’t worry … the result will be good … Blah… Blah ……
Finally when I have parked my scooter in his school and what I saw is my cousin is not there on the scooter. where did he vanish…. I tried to remember that he was there till the time we opened the gate… in fact he only has opened the gate. Suddenly I realized that yes that time after he opened the gate and was trying to close it again .. I thought that he is sitting behind and I drove the scooter. I was also thinking that while I am talking to him in the whole journey and he is not responding because he might be nervous …. Others saw me as a lunatic in soliloquy.
One more absentmindedness incident ......A friend of mine called as Munaf and me were going to a class of Mathematics when we were in 12th.It just happened that a Munaf did'nt came for a few classes. One day while Munaf was not in the class and while we were doing our classwork ... my teacher Pradeep Pandya asked me suddenly ... Aadil ... Is Munaf SICK ... and i have replied absentmindedly ..... No Sir..... he is MUSLIM. Every on bursted in a laugh ... however i didn't even realize it that i have made an absentminded statement.
There has been no medical inventions which has happened to overcome Absentmindedness completely.
But a few suggestions would help you to overcome it to a great extent.
1. Try not to do 2 jobs at the same time
2. Along with Physical exercises ... do mental exercises also .. ie. working on mindteasers/ puzzles / crossword etc.
3. Keep your life disciplined and stick to some regime.
Friends … It is possible to completely overcome absentmindedness, absentmindedly
Oh .... Look i forgot .... i have to finish the project in the time limit !!!!!!!!!!!
Over to you TMOD.
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