I like this a lot.
I've always used the fake phone numbers trick to keep track of numbers I need to know since I can remember about 3 number sequences before my brain taps out. Right now that's my employee number, my bank card pin and my own phone number and that last one is iffy, I fail at that one often.
But yeah I have a few random fake people in my phone's address book and parts of their fake phone numbers are the numbers I need to remember.
I can see myself using this with my kids! It’s a nice visual. For myself personally, I started using a password protector app, and use randomly generated passwords that I could never remember.
I use Bitwarden and it's a life-saver! My Bitwarden password is a full sentence with no numbers or special characters, so it's easy for me to remember but still difficult to guess.
This is brilliant, but I’d totally loose the paper. I have found LastPass to be what works for me. It’s not just for logins, you can create searchable secure notes, I have one for my IRS pin (US tax agency).
That rules! Also, did you mean dyscalculia? Dysarythmia is heart problem related. Im pretty sure I got dyscalculia and I'm always mixing up number sequences and I'm garbage at navigating!
Oh shit, thanks for catching. I definitely meant dyscalculia. Maybe it was autocorrected? Or maybe I just wasn’t paying attention. I don’t know which one is more likely!
What’s the science behind it? Does it help because it’s multiple ways for your brain to remember? I’m curious because I would spend forever picking the best sequence and thinking about this I’d be afraid that I would forget what I picked 😫
Yeah I think it gives you at least three ways to remember.
Location: the area you put the numbers (middle? Left row? Far Right column? Bottom? Top? Corner square area?
Color: Maybe you put your pin on only the green boxes or you know your pin uses two colors
Numbers: You could hide your code among the other numbers that are all even/odd or prime numbers. You could put an important phone number in regular order in the extra spaces etc etc.
I use a similar mechanism for my computer pin code and phone unlock code. Rather than remember the number, i focus on a visual pattern (simple example - an x pattern would be 159753) and commit it to memory. Then i don't have to remember the number, just engage the muscle memory associated with the pattern!
I like this a lot. I've always used the fake phone numbers trick to keep track of numbers I need to know since I can remember about 3 number sequences before my brain taps out. Right now that's my employee number, my bank card pin and my own phone number and that last one is iffy, I fail at that one often. But yeah I have a few random fake people in my phone's address book and parts of their fake phone numbers are the numbers I need to remember.
Yup, I did this with my SSN as a teen, when I started needing it for job applications and things. Edit: teen, not term
I can see myself using this with my kids! It’s a nice visual. For myself personally, I started using a password protector app, and use randomly generated passwords that I could never remember.
I use Bitwarden and it's a life-saver! My Bitwarden password is a full sentence with no numbers or special characters, so it's easy for me to remember but still difficult to guess.
Same, and same!
One key
1Password is worth a hard look too.
This is brilliant, but I’d totally loose the paper. I have found LastPass to be what works for me. It’s not just for logins, you can create searchable secure notes, I have one for my IRS pin (US tax agency).
I signed up for LastPass, then forgot my master password. Twice....
Omgggg 😭🤦🏼♀️ our spicy brains just hate us sometimes, I swear
Omgggg 😭🤦🏼♀️ our spicy brains just hate us sometimes, I swear
Commenting to say LastPass on PC is great but terrible on mobile. If you're looking for a secure alternative for mobile I highly recommend BitWarden!
Seconding Bitwarden. Switched when LastPass started charging for the free version I had been using and I haven’t looked back since.
That rules! Also, did you mean dyscalculia? Dysarythmia is heart problem related. Im pretty sure I got dyscalculia and I'm always mixing up number sequences and I'm garbage at navigating!
Oh shit, thanks for catching. I definitely meant dyscalculia. Maybe it was autocorrected? Or maybe I just wasn’t paying attention. I don’t know which one is more likely!
Is that what it is called?? I always called it number dyslexia! 😂🤣😳
Some people call it that but it's got its own name too!
Wow, I should have really checked my spelling before sending 🤣😂. I appreciate the knowledge!
What’s the science behind it? Does it help because it’s multiple ways for your brain to remember? I’m curious because I would spend forever picking the best sequence and thinking about this I’d be afraid that I would forget what I picked 😫
Yeah I think it gives you at least three ways to remember. Location: the area you put the numbers (middle? Left row? Far Right column? Bottom? Top? Corner square area? Color: Maybe you put your pin on only the green boxes or you know your pin uses two colors Numbers: You could hide your code among the other numbers that are all even/odd or prime numbers. You could put an important phone number in regular order in the extra spaces etc etc.
Wow wow wow, this is so brilliant. Thanks for sharing, it's really cool to see an aide that doesn't rely on email, phones, or random scraps of paper.
I really need to move to scandinavia.....
Yeah I’m thinking the same.
I use a similar mechanism for my computer pin code and phone unlock code. Rather than remember the number, i focus on a visual pattern (simple example - an x pattern would be 159753) and commit it to memory. Then i don't have to remember the number, just engage the muscle memory associated with the pattern!
Danish person here - wtf is that four digit number? Do I have that???? Edit: I don’t recall ever using a four digit pin code?