Author Topic: Interesting article about memorization (Read 839 times)

Vladimir · « **on:** May 05, 2011, 06:19:44 PM »

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/02/20/magazine/mind-secrets.html

Darcy · « **Reply #1 on:** May 05, 2011, 06:52:31 PM »

There were people in college that I thought had extraordinary memory skills as far as taking tests went.
Then I found out they were just cheating.

PartyIsOver221 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 05, 2011, 07:21:22 PM »

Thanks for sharing this link, highly interesting. Aside from the frequent immodest comments, I thought it was a thought provoking piece.

NYtimes sucks, for the record. :nunchaku:

Darcy · « **Reply #3 on:** May 05, 2011, 07:29:52 PM »

Who was that 'magician' who used to memorize the telephone book?
How do you tell the difference between someone with a real good memory and someone who is doing a trick?
But anyway exercising these mind games is said to stave of alzheimers and other age related memory loss difficulties.
Its a fascinating topic and reflects God's glory for the incredible brains he has given us.

Vladimir · « **Reply #4 on:** May 05, 2011, 10:02:10 PM »

I just skimmed the article and I don't know enough about frauds pretending to memorize, etc.

I can hardly memorize a Mozart piano sonata. So I find anybody that is good at memorization to be amazing.

I've known several illiterate people that memorize what would amount to an entire devotional book of prayers; also I've seen an illiterate person that was a living library of poetry (she's since past away, R.I.P.).

Darcy · « **Reply #5 on:** May 05, 2011, 10:28:44 PM »

I googled 'memorize the Bible'.