15 Jan 2015, 3:20 am
Protogenoi wrote:
Raleigh wrote:
It wasn't directed at you. Sorry if it sounded that way. I was thinking of what you said about intellectual memorisation and photographic memories and how it could affect conversation. It could go either way. Spouting entire memorised passages at someone wouldn't win too many friends I imagine.
That's not to say you're not a great thinker.
That's not to say you're not a great thinker.
Oh, ok... Well, he entertained his numerous friends and family at his death bed by reciting Charles Dickens by memory. He used his memory as a kind of a parlor trick to attract people. I don't think simply spouting memorized passages would be effective, but if used properly with showmanship it would attract a lot people.
He sounds like he was an amazing man and an accomplished conversationalist. You sparked my interest so I read an article on him. I laughed when I read he would frequently drive whilst reading a book. I suppose that was the old-fashioned version of 'driving while texting'.
Thanks for that. I may read some more. He seems very interesting.
15 Jan 2015, 4:49 am
15 Jan 2015, 7:27 am
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15 Jan 2015, 8:42 am
15 Jan 2015, 8:55 am
Protogenoi wrote:
Raleigh wrote:
It wasn't directed at you. Sorry if it sounded that way. I was thinking of what you said about intellectual memorisation and photographic memories and how it could affect conversation. It could go either way. Spouting entire memorised passages at someone wouldn't win too many friends I imagine.
That's not to say you're not a great thinker.
That's not to say you're not a great thinker.
Oh, ok... Well, he entertained his numerous friends and family at his death bed by reciting Charles Dickens by memory. He used his memory as a kind of a parlor trick to attract people. I don't think simply spouting memorized passages would be effective, but if used properly with showmanship it would attract a lot people.
Maybe he used his eidetic memory not just to memorize text but also to memorize what people had previously shown interest in. Knowing his audience like that would be a great trick indeed, and very attractive. If he could match the passage to the listener and spout Dickens passages to Dickens fans but Blake passages to Blake fans, for example, people would just hang on his every word.
15 Jan 2015, 11:54 am
15 Jan 2015, 12:56 pm
Janissy wrote:
Maybe he used his eidetic memory not just to memorize text but also to memorize what people had previously shown interest in. Knowing his audience like that would be a great trick indeed, and very attractive. If he could match the passage to the listener and spout Dickens passages to Dickens fans but Blake passages to Blake fans, for example, people would just hang on his every word.
I've been able to continue conversations despite a gap of a few years by remembering what we both said, even though I can't remember the name or face of the person I talked to.
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