How good/bad is your short term memory?

[Backlunds_socks]

I'm 33 and I'm pretty sure its because of my drinking.

[Swift]

Late 30s and I would say I don't have memory issues. I would say some things are more of a blur these days (or just not as important to me now) like football results for instance. Can clearly remember games and trivia from my childhood/teenage years, but would have a hard time recalling a match from last month, let alone last season.

But on other trivial things like films and TV I'm pretty sharp and have no trouble recalling the name of some relatively unknown character actor and what I've seen him in before.

[Matata]

Early 30s, smoke weed all the time, memory is fantastic.

edit - Also do: yoga, meditation, eat well, intermittent fasting, mentally challenging work, listen to lots of podcasts and comedy.

[iggy_oi]

If there are no clear causes and the problem is getting worse, if you haven’t already be sure to talk with your doctor. The root cause could be anything from a sleeping disorder to a mental health issue.

[OMG!WTF!]

Try watching Jeopardy at 6pm. Then rewatch it at 8 to find out truly how stupid you've become.

I remember my credit card numbers, bank card numbers, license numbers and everything like that...even my mec membership number that I haven't used in twenty years. So that will be my barometer. When I lose those pointless numbers I will ship myself out on an ice flow.

[Dion]

I'm 59 years old and my short term seems to be quite good. I play a lot of word games on line like scrabble in my free time to help stimulate my memory.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Cuz

I'm 36 and having similar issues. I'll go to the kitchen (which is steps away) and forget why I went in there, but my long term memory is excellent.

That's actually pretty common. So much so that there's a name for it: The Doorway Effect.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...es-you-forget/

[squiggs96]

Originally Posted by Dion

I'm 59 years old and my short term seems to be quite good. I play a lot of word games on line like scrabble in my free time to help stimulate my memory.

I get it now. When you repost the same images you already posted, it's for the benefit of the CP members without great short term memory. That's just considerate.

[Duruss]

I got this tested when I was 21, now 33, and my memory ranges from the 18th percentile into the 99th percentile. So I am a bit unusual.

[Buff]

My short term memory is bad. I wonder if it has anything to do with the year or two of bad sugars before finding out I had diabetes.

I mean, I like Stajan but maybe he is the guy who gets sent down instead of playing the safe route and sending down Jankowski. I think Jankowski is here to stay. I also can't figure out why Hamilton is here.

I have to agree with Captain Crunch on most of his rants about Star Wars, now I have a good memory but I can't remember half the stuff I read in all those books yet he has such good recall of it all. I mean I remember the gist of the story but he remembers so much details.

Sorry, what were we talking about?

[puffnstuff]

Originally Posted by Buff

My short term memory is bad. I wonder if it has anything to do with the year or two of bad sugars before finding out I had diabetes.

I mean, I like Stajan but maybe he is the guy who gets sent down instead of playing the safe route and sending down Jankowski. I think Jankowski is here to stay. I also can't figure out why Hamilton is here.

I have to agree with Captain Crunch on most of his rants about Star Wars, now I have a good memory but I can't remember half the stuff I read in all those books yet he has such good recall of it all. I mean I remember the gist of the story but he remembers so much details.

Sorry, what were we talking about?

I think your memory is ok but you have a touch of ADD...squirrel!

[rbochan]

I have early onset pots-heimer's.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

My memory is great. Don't know what you geezers are talking about. And I smoked weed and drank all thru my 20s.

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

Thinking games such as Chess, Sudoku, Scrabble and Krypto, and puzzles.

Most of the evidence supporting that is skeptical at best.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by kunkstyle

Most of the evidence supporting that is skeptical at best.

Maybe so but it does work for me

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by Dion

Maybe so but it does work for me

Seems fairly anecdotal...

[Dion]

Originally Posted by kunkstyle

Seems fairly anecdotal...

It is for sure. Just hoping others try my methods and get similar results

[Robo]

My short term is awful it drives my wife nuts

[surferguy]

Originally Posted by calgaryblood

Mine seems to keep getting worse. I'm 32 but feels like I'm much older because I can't seem to remember things. My long term memory is great or if I have to remember something important but the little things I tend to forget easily.

Don't even know how many times I've bought a tea from timmies and forget to drink it and don't realize until the next time I get in my car.

Just me?

Do you ever forget about plastic bags in you left in your bathtub and then call the police about it? Because that is likely a sign of memory loss.

[Peanut]

I feel like my short term memory is actually pretty great. My long term memory, on the other hand, is terrible. Maybe I have no room for long term memories since my brain is full of short term stuff.