Comments on: Why Write ‘Remember to…’ In Reminder Notes? http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/01/14/why-write-remember-to-in-reminder-notes/ I bake games. Indie style. Thu, 16 May 2013 13:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Harry Kalogirou http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/01/14/why-write-remember-to-in-reminder-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-133116 Harry Kalogirou Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:11:06 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=2181#comment-133116 Remember to add a body to this comment! :) Remember to add a body to this comment!
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]]> By: Katherine http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/01/14/why-write-remember-to-in-reminder-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-132663 Katherine Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:45:08 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=2181#comment-132663 Sargon, if you're finding notes ineffective, try instead to think about what you'll be doing when you want to do your un-rememberable task instead. If you think hard about (say) morning tea, and getting up to get a drink, and then the task you want to complete, then when you get up to have morning tea, you'll instantly remember the other task. Just remember to do it before you get yuor drink! Sargon, if you’re finding notes ineffective, try instead to think about what you’ll be doing when you want to do your un-rememberable task instead. If you think hard about (say) morning tea, and getting up to get a drink, and then the task you want to complete, then when you get up to have morning tea, you’ll instantly remember the other task. Just remember to do it before you get yuor drink!

]]> By: Katherine http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/01/14/why-write-remember-to-in-reminder-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-132662 Katherine Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:43:37 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=2181#comment-132662 Because if you link the task to the word "remember" then when the person (away from the note, but having read it) thinks "now what was I supposed to remember?" the word "remember" triggers and they remember to do the task. I actually came here to post what Steven Egan had already said, but then I thought of another reason. Because if you link the task to the word “remember” then when the person (away from the note, but having read it) thinks “now what was I supposed to remember?” the word “remember” triggers and they remember to do the task. I actually came here to post what Steven Egan had already said, but then I thought of another reason.

]]> By: Sargon http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/01/14/why-write-remember-to-in-reminder-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-132661 Sargon Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:57:29 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=2181#comment-132661 I never wrote notes telling other people what to do. But I wrote allot of notes and reminders to myself. My biggest problem with notes is that after a while you get used to the notes and start to completly ignore them. For instance, if I write myself something important to do in big letters, I tend to ignore it even more than if I would write it in normal size and more organized. This applies to clock alarms as well, after a few weeks, you are getting used to the alarm and start ignoring it. So you need to think how to write the note in a way that the people who read it won't automatically ignore it or forget about it very quickly after getting the same type of notes for a few weeks. Do you have tips to writting yourself notes? I never wrote notes telling other people what to do. But I wrote allot of notes and reminders to myself.
My biggest problem with notes is that after a while you get used to the notes and start to completly ignore them.
For instance, if I write myself something important to do in big letters, I tend to ignore it even more than if I would write it in normal size and more organized.
This applies to clock alarms as well, after a few weeks, you are getting used to the alarm and start ignoring it.
So you need to think how to write the note in a way that the people who read it won’t automatically ignore it or forget about it very quickly after getting the same type of notes for a few weeks.

Do you have tips to writting yourself notes?

]]> By: Juuso Hietalahti http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/01/14/why-write-remember-to-in-reminder-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-132660 Juuso Hietalahti Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:44:09 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=2181#comment-132660 Okay, I guess I could have added "Remember to do this on January 15th at 12:00". It could be: "do this on January 15th at 12:00". Okay, it sounds bit commanding... maybe drop "do" part then... :) Okay, I guess I could have added “Remember to do this on January 15th at 12:00″.

It could be: “do this on January 15th at 12:00″.

Okay, it sounds bit commanding… maybe drop “do” part then… :)

]]> By: Steven Egan http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/01/14/why-write-remember-to-in-reminder-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-132659 Steven Egan Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:22:18 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=2181#comment-132659 I can think of a few reasons people might do that. By stating it explicitly you change the subtleties of the message. Some people might respond better to the less authoritative sound of remember vs do. Some people prefer not to explicitly give orders. Telling somebody to remember to do something gives assumes that it will be done sometime later, while "do" does not. Then there are a ton of influences on personal speech patterns that can be in effect. Personally I prefer knowing when it needs to be done by, so I can adapt my plans accordingly. I can think of a few reasons people might do that. By stating it explicitly you change the subtleties of the message. Some people might respond better to the less authoritative sound of remember vs do. Some people prefer not to explicitly give orders. Telling somebody to remember to do something gives assumes that it will be done sometime later, while “do” does not. Then there are a ton of influences on personal speech patterns that can be in effect.

Personally I prefer knowing when it needs to be done by, so I can adapt my plans accordingly.

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