Merry Christmas folks!
> Subject: Re: merry christmas > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:53:57 +0000 > > Perhaps everyone will at least remember this particular paragraph from the > 2011 list; Merry Christmas to those of you already 6hours + to the east of > GMT and Merry Christmas to everyone as they pass the midnight threshold for > the 25th... > I wish all of you the very best no matter which religion (or not) you have > Faith in... E > > Sent from my BlackBerry smartphone from Virgin Media > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Raymond E. Feist" <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 09:17:58 > To: feistfans-l<[email protected]> > Reply-To: "feistfans-l" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Possible answer > > > On Dec 24, 2011, at 4:50 AM, James Young wrote: > > > I've never been tested for an eidetic memory, but I don't think I'm > > anywhere near that level. I don't use mnemonic devices much and remember > > the bulk of what I read, hear, or see, but it's not perfect recall and > > don't ask me what people were wearing because I never notice (I do > > generally recall the weather). > > > > -James > > > True eidetic memory is very rare. I think there are something like 36 people > currently alive in the US who have been discovered to have it. Most of them > wish they didn't. There are a lot of people with different kinds of > exceptional memories like hyperthymesia, where a person can recall what day > of the week it was from a calander date, what they were wearing that day, > what they had for their meals, etc. It's more person centered and doesn't > extend to things like text of what they've read, or lyrics of songs heard, > etc. There are other types of enhanced memories, usually falling into one of > two categories, knowing or remembering, eidetic is both to the max. > > Best, R.E.F. > ---- > www.crydee.com > > Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by > stupidity. > > > > > > >
