“I feel assured that there is no such thing as ultimate forgetting; traces once impressed upon the memory are indestructible”.

An accurate and retentive memory is the foundation of any successful company. Ultimately, all our knowledge is based on our memory. Plato said it this way, “All knowledge is but remembrance” as Cicero said of memory, is “the treasury and guardian of all things. A strong example should be enough for now, if you do not remember the sounds of the twenty-six letters in our alphabet!

This may seem a little far fetched, but it is true, however. In fact, if you were to lose the memory completely, he would have to start learning everything from scratch, like a newborn baby. You do not remember how to dress, or shave, or apply your makeup, or how to drive your car, or if you want to use a knife or fork, etc. You see, all the things attributed to habit, should be attributed to memory . Habit is memory. Mnemonics, which is a big part of memory formation, is not something strange or new. As a matter of fact, the word “mnemonic” is derived from the name of the Greek goddess, Mnemosyne, and memory systems have been used in early Greek civilization. The strange thing is that the education systems of memory are not known and used by many more people. Most of those who have learned the secret of mnemonics in memory, have been surprised, not only in its own enormous capacity to remember, but also the prestige they have received from their families and friends.

Some of them decided that it was too good to teach anything to anyone. Why not be the only man in the office who could remember the number of all styles and prices, why not be the only one who could stand up at a party, and prove something that everyone marveled at?

I think I remember more, most can remember. The memory in many ways is like a muscle.

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  • angela21 on Aug 14, 2009

    memory is a good topic.

  • wonder on Aug 16, 2009

    a good topic. It applies to all.Muscle portion well described.

  • novelist on Aug 18, 2009

    This article is great! It incorporates facts about memory. Mnemonics is a method of calling to memory words and events, proving that facts once retained do get lost celebrally but return, and progress itself should be attributed to memory.

    Please be my friend. Thanks.

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