I use lists because I have terrible memory. When I pack for a trip I reuse a list I have been refining for years. When I buy food I use the list I have been fil

I use lists because I have terrible memory. When I pack for a trip I reuse a list I have been refining for years. When I buy food I use the list I have been filling all week. I have a dozen lists like that. It’s not sharper thinking. If anything it’s compensating for a blunted memory.