h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

somedays I just can't seem to......oh what was I was about to write about?????

long term I can remember what I did when I was younger in great detail, but ask me about this morning - no chance.

I have tried doing To-Do lists then I forget to check them

I can remember faces, infact I can meet someone I may know and reconize who they are right away, but their name...they might as well be called Noddy

I've tried memory techniques but then forget how to do them

and one last important thing??????oh I've forgotten

I never remember names unless I have them repeated to me - but I never forget a face.

I did try some memory tricks, I can memorize the position of a shuffled deck of cards using image association, great as a party trick so long as nobody reshuffles the pack. But I can meet someone at a party be introduced talk to them for five minutes and realize I have no idea what their name is, maybe I should treat people I meet like a deck of cards which would be fine if they don't move around to much

I find that the names of people who will make a difference to your life tend to get embedded in your mind after a few reminders of who they are...

I don't have a problem there, but it may be down to not being attentive when someone is introduced, basically it goes in one ear and out the other, perhaps a little care and attention is needed before one goes blustering of with ones own agenda.

they say it difficult to remember more than 7 numbers straight off, try it, look at this number for say 30 seconds, wait 30 seconds and then post what you remember without looking again, (no peeking now)

4792318371

4792318371

I'm afraid I split it up into triplets and said it to myself for 30 seconds...

That's not really fair, so I'll stop saying it in my head.

And I'll type pi as much as I can remember 3.141592654...

Ok - now I've written this post, I'll try to remember it again.

4792318271

that was very good, must be because it's Thursday

I think I need to do more mental excercise to build up the mind muscles


found a good site with all sorts of mind stretching games on
www.queendom.com

did I start this thread....I can't remember

I'm trying meditation to defrag the mind, but I keep getting Error message