Autistic Savant Stephen Wiltshire Draws Rome From Memory
Genius. Many of us can't even remember what we had for breakfast.
So while not all of us can draw panoramics like so beautifully demonstrated by Mr. Wiltshire, I think we've all wished at one time or another that we could have more efficient memories. But just blaming your memory ("I'm sorry, I've always been bad at names...") isn't fair because we can train our brains to retain information more reliably. One trick that the experts give is to simply memorize something every day. Whether that's a fun fact, someone's birthday, a quote, scripture, or poem, you're memory will become stronger at holding information. Plus, you'll be muy impressive whenever you bust out that quote or remember where that person you met last Sunday is from. Specifically make a conscious effort to remember people's names. Remember that you won't actually get better at memorization unless you consciously try. No pain, no gain.
And if you're interested :
Statistically people remember 10% of what they read, 20% of what they hear, and 30% of what they see. http://www.wikihow.com/Improve-Your-Memory
Genius. Many of us can't even remember what we had for breakfast.
So while not all of us can draw panoramics like so beautifully demonstrated by Mr. Wiltshire, I think we've all wished at one time or another that we could have more efficient memories. But just blaming your memory ("I'm sorry, I've always been bad at names...") isn't fair because we can train our brains to retain information more reliably. One trick that the experts give is to simply memorize something every day. Whether that's a fun fact, someone's birthday, a quote, scripture, or poem, you're memory will become stronger at holding information. Plus, you'll be muy impressive whenever you bust out that quote or remember where that person you met last Sunday is from. Specifically make a conscious effort to remember people's names. Remember that you won't actually get better at memorization unless you consciously try. No pain, no gain.
And if you're interested :
Statistically people remember 10% of what they read, 20% of what they hear, and 30% of what they see. http://www.wikihow.com/Improve-Your-Memory
Ya, I stink at remembering birthdays, always have. I would think you would remember more of what you read than hear...interesting.
ReplyDeleteUmmm, also that video is insane. I bet the CIA uses him.
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