ago and managed to perform that task over a few months or years doesn't mean I still remember how to do it.

A few tasks have stayed with me, like tying shoelaces, typing and pretending to play the guitar.

Other tasks I have had to relearn each time I found another job that required them, like running a cash register, counting change, performing simple math problems in my head. For years, if I wasn't driving, then I would have to relearn it when the opportunity presented itself.

Every time I pick up a drill or a hammer, I have to relearn how to hold them properly. My hands have never liked gripping a screwdriver, it always hurts, the twisting.

After many years of doing it wrong I finally learned to use a Stanley knife properly when I was about 35.

I didn't learn to balance a check book or pay bills until five years ago.

I can't tell you how long it took me to learn how to use this computer.