Thursday, April 21, 2011

How I've begun to grow.

The other day as I was running I had a revelation about how the memory process works.  I realized in all the glory of the human mind the memory remains as permanent as any other.  The walls of information overran my thoughts and I felt "home" in a way./  I've come up with a way of linking memories like searching through wikipedia. 

Focus on one thought and if any others come grab them and find any data you can in them.  You can keep pushing until you find something.  I'm talking long term memories here by the way. 

Use the feelings certain scenes have to reestablish a connection to your youth.  It has brought me more happiness than anything.  Which is why I've begun work on an art project that utilizes all sensory information in order to become more memory aware.

16 comments:

  1. You know, the first line reminds me of something I once realized. As permanent as our memory is, it's almost impossible to share, at least with the level of feeling it deserves.

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  2. well,good luck with ur pursuit of memory knowledge and also ur art project,great blog bro :)

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  3. Great blog! Very retrospective.

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  4. Good for you :) Also certain scenes may trigger some memory to return which is the best part if you ask me!

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  5. good blog, i love discussions on the acquisition of memory, i find it very interesting.

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  6. Nice blog, very helpful with my own mind

    Following :D

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  7. Nice post. I trigger memories from weird shit sometimes; I can't remember the stuff I need to but sometimes I can't forget dumb stuff like an address or phone number from way back when.

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  8. It is amazing what can trigger memories and they so often come unbidden for me. Out of nowhere I remember something I thought I had forgotten with great clarity.

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  9. Sounds like an interesting art project, keep us updated with that!

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  10. This would be very handy for University. I'm defiantly following.

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  11. Take care of your memories, sometimes they are the only thing that remains of some people.

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  12. Interesting. I've never dwelt too much on memories, didn't realize there was so much to it.

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  13. I feel people should focus more on their memories before they loss it...

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  14. Interesting thoughts, memories store many treasures either forgot or yet to be found

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  15. For me, almost anything triggers a memory for me. If I see a yellow crayon, for example, I would remember coloring as a little kid.

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