Sleep-dep memology

[gfish]

What would you tattoo on yourself, Memento style? I.e., what facts, goals, warnings, guidelines, etc are most fundamental to your sense of self? Assume basic biographic information (boring!) is a given, and limit yourself to an amount that could be easily read in a mirror.

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[hsifyppah.livejournal.com]

An abiding policy of skepticism underpins my sense of self, but it's hard to think how to communicate that to myself through tattoos. If I was successful, I would be suspicious as to the source of the tattoos and the motivation or mitigating influences on myself or the other agency responsible.

But maybe "believing in strange ideas does not guarantee that strange ideas will believe in you."

I think I would be tempted just to let my life take some strange new path instead of trying to guide myself back to my current, happy life, which would never be quite the same anyway after a catastrophic memory loss.

[gfish.livejournal.com]

Deliberately lying to yourself is, of course, within the bounds of the thought experiment...

[hsifyppah.livejournal.com]

The starting coordinates for a geocaching treasure hunt might be fun. Get to the final cache and find a kinder-surprise egg with a plastic toy and a note saying "Yes, this is actually all you get for wiping your memory and covering yourself in tattoos. Nanner nanner!"