Fulfillment at Any Age

How to remain productive and healthy into your later years.

by Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D.

Mindlessness and memory slips: How to find what you've lost

By Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D. on January 25, 2011 in Fulfillment at Any Age

Memory is notoriously unreliable, leading many of us to misplace valued objects only to spend hours or days of frustrated search. Finding what you thought was lost forever can certainly boost your spirits, but if you "use your head," you'll be less likely to lose it in the first place. Read More

So this is normal?

Submitted by Anonymous on March 16, 2011 - 3:33pm.

I always thought that my chronic misplacment of things meant I'm either dumb or had a learning disability until I found out it happens even to the smartest of people. I usually only misplace things when tired and stressed about other things. However, it seems like the smart people can be scatterbrained as well. I've learned not to get hooked onto some things as I looked stupid crying over a lost piece of costume jewelry or notebook I left in a college restroom.

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Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her latest book is The Search for Fulfillment.

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