DYME ATTITUDE 101: PRESERVING KNOWLEDGE

I didn't complete one book last year for my personal enjoyment.  With that observation it is safe to say that I actually got dumber last year.  With the constant attention we give to twitter, facebook, and other social media outlets we forget simple things like how common words are spelled.  This generation cares more about what one rapper said to another in a diss song than we do about the quality of education we're receiving in America or any other topic that should matter.

It's truly sad, but I seen this coming.  When CNN starting taking breaks from war coverage to discuss a celeb's baby bump, I knew we were doomed.

However it's never to late to reclaim our brain and clean out the trash we've been feeding it.

Here's some steps to preserving the knowledge we have and learning more.

1. Limit social network visits.  Especially when you have a dumb network.  Me and one of my closest girlfriends go back and forth about getting rid of our social networks all the time. I actually deleted my twitter and facebook last year.  It became something I checked daily only to get empty, nonsense, mispelled info on nothing.  And reading nothing everyday internalizes whether you want it to or not.  Reading "Eff wit it" at the end of a fb friend's status daily will unintentionally inject "Eff wit it" into your vocabulary.  I eventually returned to social networking, but now it is something that I enjoy STRICTLY OCCASIONALLY.
2. ASK WHY...Stop believing every doggone thing you hear.  We've relied on experts and politicians to figure out the world for us.  It's ok to listen but get your own understanding of things.  When Barack announces a policy, ask yourself why he made whatever decision.  Do your own research.  THINK for yourself.
3. READ, READ, AND READ.  It'll broaden your vocabulary and you'll obviously know more after reading a book than you did before you opened it. 
4. WATCH THE NEWS EVERYDAY.  It's important to know what's going on in the world and with our government.  We're expected to vote in favor of the candidate that we believe will best improve and protect our communities.  Educating ourselves on current events is the only way we can make an informed vote/decision.
5. PLAY GAMES that exercise the brain.  Remember back in elementary school when we learned those multiplication problems.  We exercised our brain so much that we could beat the speed of light answering a math problem.  We must continue challenging our brains.  Games like scrabble, sudoku, and crossword puzzles all aid in this area.
6. LEARN THE BASICS AGAIN.  Yes again.  I hazily remember learning about airplanes in 5th grade and how they remain in the sky.  However my dumb butt was on a flight a few days ago questioning what's really keeping this plane in the sky (the details).  The more important question is why is my black tail on it if I don't know this.  I still help my grandma shell peas and descale fish because these are valuable basic skills that should never be forgotten no matter how many packaged, canned foods they want to sell. 

So there you have it... a little guide for us to get our brains back working.  Time to put our brain membranes to work figuring out the world's problems and living happy, productive lives.