I had a belief about my memory, and it turns out the facts told a very different story.
I’ve often said I struggle with memory, so I decided to test that assumption instead of just repeating it. I signed up for a brain training app and gave it time to collect real data. What surprised me most was learning that my memory is actually in the top percentile for my age group.
What I gained was something powerful: clarity.
When we move from perception to measurable data, we can separate fact from fiction and make better decisions about where to focus our energy.
This experience reminded me how important it is to quantify what we believe about ourselves, especially as unconventional or different thinkers. When you understand your real strengths and growth areas, you stop fixing the wrong thing and start building forward with confidence.
I’d love to hear from you. What tools have you used to better understand your brain, your strengths, or your challenges?
I’m JoyGenea, unconventional leadership coach and international neurodiversity coach, helping different thinkers move to the next level.
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Here’s a little insight about me, where I’ve been applying some fact to what might have been fiction. I’ve often described myself as maybe struggling with my memory or not having the best memory, and in reality, I purposely signed up for one of those brain games (Lumosity), and I’ve been playing that for a while now. So, it has a variety of statistics about me, and what I found really fascinating is, according to Lumosity, I actually have a very good memory for my age group. It’s actually really high, at the very, very top percentile, and one of the areas I didn’t think I was struggling that much with, it actually showed that I might be. I’m appreciating adding some facts to fiction. I had a belief. I intentionally got this app because they are upgrading, they’re actually adding a new FDA-approved for ADHD set of games which is kind of interesting.
That is just rolling out for them, and so I wanted to test it, and I wanted to see if what I perceived was accurate, and turns out no, my memory is not nearly as bad as I thought. It’s measurable. I now have quantitative data to support that, and I’m improving in a variety of areas on top of that, so that’s my encouragement, and that’s one of the things I’ve been up to that might be fun. It might be fun for you, so I encourage you to check that out while you’re hanging out right now.
I would love to know tools you’ve used to quantify or understand your brain a little more, and your strengths and weaknesses in different ways.
Please leave a comment, respond, DM me. It’d be great.
I’m JoyGenea, Unconventional leadership coach and international neurodiversity coach, helping those different thinkers move to the next level. Bye now.