Is it true that you can only remember the things that seem important to you?
409058
its funny, I have been called by my wife and others an encyclopedia of useless information (until of course she needs to know it) ...I wonder how much of that I would truly consider important and how much just sticks up there for some other reason...I would imagine even if it seems trivial to others it must have some import to the person who remembers it or why would they bother ....\n\nDang you for making me think this early in the morning!!!!\n\nedited to answer additional info: I write this information down. Repeatedly if necessary. I find that writing something down puts it in my memory. Can't explain why but it just does...
315971
Do you? If not I can give you a memory you wouldn't forget.
627104
I forget alot of things...no biggie...I will remember eventually...hopefully it won't be too late!)
322173
No.  Memories are formed from bonds between neurons in the brain strengthening and fusing.  Basicly, the more you think about something, the more it gets "burnt" into your brain.\n\nThis occurs all over the entire brain, including visual, hearing, touch, taste, and smell areas.
728975
lmfao! i forget things when im not rushed! are you kidding i forget things daily!
698590
dreams do not always mean what they are about. they are more of subconcious memorys. \nwhat do you do?  what can you do?
83418
It depends on our individual make-up.  Some of us can remember a whole whole lot of what we're told.  Some can remember very little.  It depends on learning styles too.  Some people learn by seeing, some by touching, some by hearing.  Where does it come from?  Somewhere in our brains, but I can't tell you exactly where.
705615
I know someone who was in a car accident about 2&1/2 years ago & had complications. Remembers most everything before 11 or 12 years ago well enough with a few gaps here and there (probably remembers as well as anyone else does in their life from 12+ years ago). \nBut still can't remember anything from 11 or 12 years ago to 2&1/2 years ago. \nThe fortunate thing: can't remember what's been forgotten. \nFamily members and friends have tried to help by showing photos or telling stories but it's just not there. None of us realized how much wasn't remembered until this past Summer -- then had to admit not remembering anything at all between 11-12 years ago to 2&1/2 years ago (when woke up in the hospital).\nRemembers which photos have been seen and which stories have been heard over the last 2&1/2 years but there's no memory of the actual person or event, and there's no emotion at all attached to the photos/people/events.
151428
Yes. I think it's because we were in similar-looking places or situtations in previous times and it's like that thing when you can't think of a word and it's just on the tip of your tongue. The memory's there, it's just a little screwed up. I don't think it has to do w/ previous lives
635802
I've been accused of having "selective amnesia". I've forgotten by whom. But given what I know of amnesia, some people remember some things and not others. Some people remember nothing at all. So ... The correct answer to your question, given amnesia and the way it works with various people, would be ... Yes & No. And I'll trust that we all remember that fact in the future. lol ;-) ~ Peace & Blessings ~
1076115
yes, I remember the actual event that gave me the disorder everyday,though when it comes to day to day activities i cant remember 1 day to the next
1022638
No, I don't think so.  Maybe I just can't remember the experience.
196979
Ability to form memories.
610847
Some people with Alzheimer's disease can remember things that happened _many_ years ago with great clarity, without being able to remember what they were doing an hour ago.\n\nSo in other words, being able to remember something that happened when you were younger does not necessarily mean anything.\n\nExcept the fact that you remember your grandpa.  I have a grandpa who died when I was real young, and I wish I could remember him. :(
1160456
U might have forgotten something or u think about something else.
25109
Memories are not necessarily created in isolation but rather in context.  When you were in your workshop you intended to do something but went upstairs to get something you need in the shop.  On the way you think of something else you need to do that day and the new thought dumps the old thought from short-term memory.  When you return to the shop, perhaps you see a tool you laid out or the item you planned to work on and you remember once again what you need upstairs.  This can go on and on for hours if you have a busy mind - and don't us post-its <G>.  People who never forget may have single-track minds.
360242
Repetition does not guarantee memorization. Do you remember poems or speeches you had to give from memory in high school? I don't. The best way to improve memory is to associate the item with as many things as you can think of. Anything, sights, sounds, smells, words, feelings. The more the better. Saying it and hearing yourself say them is also important. But all in all, if you don't use it regularly, it will soon be relegated to your mental trash bin.