Cobretti2 said:
The streenames I never use to remember them till I met my gf, who gets lost easily. So I learnt them. Before her I be like oh this shop is next to A and B two block up and left then right. |
I have an irrational fear of doctors because I still can recall being ripped from my mother's womb by the doctor.
Just kidding. Seriously though, I can recall things going back to when I was 2. Including dreams and fantasies. As an example, I still remember getting bit on my finger by my friend's hamster, or walking into their basement, my toes on the shag carpeting, and sitting at their bar.
I have good recollection of facts and information, but I don't have detailed recall. So if someone were to say humanity originated in the Middle East, I could easily say, "No, it didn't. Humanity developed in Africa, migrated east through the Arabian pennisula, through Persia, and into India. Then they migrated into Indonesia and Australia. That was just the first wave....blah, blah, blah."
I tend to leave out information or get details wrong, but I get the general point across.
But introduce me to your girlfriend and I won't recall her name five minutes later. My name recall, even with people I interact with routinely can be horrible. Unless they're someone I want to know or interact with, I won't recall their name.
We tend to remember what is most important to us. If you know you'll forget, write it down. I have a friend who has terrible memory, so he writes everything down. Build artificial coping mechanisms.
