I just realized something that I and many other seniors need to be aware of.
You can call it the “dullest pencil” aha moment - only for the digital world.

As a teacher, I frequently reminded my students to write things down instead
of relying on their memory. Usually this included the phrase, “The dullest
pencil is often sharper than the sharpest mind.”

Well today I realized a digital variation was appropriate. The context was re
how to get an image positioned properly in one of the sidebars of my blog.
For the life of me, I couldn’t remember what I had done numerous times in the
past about uploading images, getting the right URL for the image and then
getting it positioned properly. Well, first, I couldn’t remember. Second, I wasted
too much time trying to find the answers on my own computer (better organization
needed - of course). Then the “duuuhh” aha moment. The answer is on the
internet!

If you find you are spinning your wheels and wasting time trying to remember
a how-to process. USE THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET!

In addition to Help Sections and FAQs there are numerous sites dedicated to
assisting you with the answers to questions that frequently pop up for those
of use are bloggers or website designers. Don’t try to be the expert on how-to
unless that is your specific niche. Use “the dullest pencil approach” and use
the resources available.

You can use Google and get lots of results but I suggest you immediately look
for “how-to sites” rather than wading through pages of related but not
directly on-point for your needs. Once you find a good one - BOOKMARK IT!

Save time! It’s valuable. As one gets older, time is even more valuable. For me,
the most important thing is avoiding the aggravation and frustration that
accompanies the time wasting. Adopt the “dullest pencil” approach. I have
taken the extra step of taking an old golf pencil and taping it to my desk
where it can remind me all the time - - to save time. I’ll let you know how
it is working.

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