I'm familiar with method of loci, but it's always seemed like a weird way of remembering - to create a false memory in order to remember something(s) else. Mnemonic techniques have never worked for me. They seem to go against my brain's way of remembering things. Also, they're just too much work. Memory palaces, however, sound lovely.
I also have the spatial memory thing - in fact, it may be the places that help me hold on to the event. I usually remember scenery before content. It works well in the present too; it's nice for finding my way. Once I've been to a place I never need a map again to find it.
I'm always interested in a good book recommendation (forgive the rhyme) though I've never been much for prevarication, at least with my actual memories. There's one memory I have that I think I made up something in, but I'm not 100% sure about that. It may have just been that I was only 2 1/2, and so may have been my brain's way of processing the information. The rest are just finite vignettes or jumbles of color around one central object or person. ...I think that's my obtuse way of saying, Yes, I would like to borrow the book.
I also have the spatial memory thing - in fact, it may be the places that help me hold on to the event. I usually remember scenery before content. It works well in the present too; it's nice for finding my way. Once I've been to a place I never need a map again to find it.
I'm always interested in a good book recommendation (forgive the rhyme) though I've never been much for prevarication, at least with my actual memories. There's one memory I have that I think I made up something in, but I'm not 100% sure about that. It may have just been that I was only 2 1/2, and so may have been my brain's way of processing the information. The rest are just finite vignettes or jumbles of color around one central object or person. ...I think that's my obtuse way of saying, Yes, I would like to borrow the book.
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