Comments on: the persistence of memory http://jenlarsen.net/2009/02/the-persistence-of-memory/ dealing in awesome, since 1973 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 05:57:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JC http://jenlarsen.net/2009/02/the-persistence-of-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-1667 JC Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:54:02 +0000 http://jenlarsen.net/?p=224#comment-1667 Same here. Appallingly bad memory. Vast quantities of systems and processes and social fudging all to help me remember that the colleague I work with has 2 children, one of whom is still at home and is called Barry. I live in terror of being at a work function and having to introduce one VIP to another and forgetting their names. I am constantly amazed at people who can write their memoirs. Where do they get the detail from? How can they remember all that stuff? It's a complete mystery. Same here. Appallingly bad memory. Vast quantities of systems and processes and social fudging all to help me remember that the colleague I work with has 2 children, one of whom is still at home and is called Barry. I live in terror of being at a work function and having to introduce one VIP to another and forgetting their names. I am constantly amazed at people who can write their memoirs. Where do they get the detail from? How can they remember all that stuff? It’s a complete mystery.

]]> By: Goslyn http://jenlarsen.net/2009/02/the-persistence-of-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-1666 Goslyn Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:42:51 +0000 http://jenlarsen.net/?p=224#comment-1666 Ah, I have a very similar swiss-cheese mind. I thought I was the only one. I have some very, very vivid memories, but I mostly forget everything as soon as it's over. I have spent hours re-reading past blog posts and essays, amazed that I wrote these things. I have no memory of them whatsoever. Ah, I have a very similar swiss-cheese mind. I thought I was the only one. I have some very, very vivid memories, but I mostly forget everything as soon as it’s over. I have spent hours re-reading past blog posts and essays, amazed that I wrote these things. I have no memory of them whatsoever.

]]> By: canknitian http://jenlarsen.net/2009/02/the-persistence-of-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-1665 canknitian Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:46:53 +0000 http://jenlarsen.net/?p=224#comment-1665 Also, in addition to my amazing lack of short term memory...I almost always remember birthdays (even yours and DG's). Facebook has ruined my one party trick. Now everyone knows everyone's birthday. Also, in addition to my amazing lack of short term memory…I almost always remember birthdays (even yours and DG’s). Facebook has ruined my one party trick. Now everyone knows everyone’s birthday.

]]> By: canknitian http://jenlarsen.net/2009/02/the-persistence-of-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-1664 canknitian Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:45:44 +0000 http://jenlarsen.net/?p=224#comment-1664 I'm right there with you on this. While I don't yet need to put "shower" on my list, there are plenty of everyday things that I can't quite pull off without a list or mnemonic to keep me going. I drive D crazy interrupting him to tell him something. He cuts me off and, once he's finished, always asks me to tell him what I was going to tell him...and I can never, ever remember. I'm interviewing for my current job tomorrow (long story) and I'm terrified of forgetting something important about my job history or how to put on my pants. Are you watching United States of Tara? She was talking about her memory last night and lack of memories...her reasons for forgetting are very different, but I get the blankness she talked about. I’m right there with you on this. While I don’t yet need to put “shower” on my list, there are plenty of everyday things that I can’t quite pull off without a list or mnemonic to keep me going.

I drive D crazy interrupting him to tell him something. He cuts me off and, once he’s finished, always asks me to tell him what I was going to tell him…and I can never, ever remember.

I’m interviewing for my current job tomorrow (long story) and I’m terrified of forgetting something important about my job history or how to put on my pants.

Are you watching United States of Tara? She was talking about her memory last night and lack of memories…her reasons for forgetting are very different, but I get the blankness she talked about.

]]> By: Lauren http://jenlarsen.net/2009/02/the-persistence-of-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-1663 Lauren Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:10:24 +0000 http://jenlarsen.net/?p=224#comment-1663 It's just as strange on the flip side, too. I have an incredibly remarkable memory and consequently know every lyric to every song I've ever heard, along with bits and pieces of trivia that nobody even cares about enough to think of in the first place, much less memorize and pull out at awkward times in front of people who don't really care. It’s just as strange on the flip side, too. I have an incredibly remarkable memory and consequently know every lyric to every song I’ve ever heard, along with bits and pieces of trivia that nobody even cares about enough to think of in the first place, much less memorize and pull out at awkward times in front of people who don’t really care.

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