Monday, January 17, 2011

Still Crazy?

I'm hearing some concern that the last post suggests/indicates/confirms that I have lost it.

Nope.  It's all about phonetics and memory.  We remember sounds better than thoughts.  It's why tunes stick in your head but slogans don't.  The post was a tribute to a phonetically-based memory that is some 50 years old.

Another example - I think this is all part of the same mental mechanics - as I leave the parking lot I nearly always wonder if I've locked the car.  If I did so with a beep or a honk I am certain that I did - I remember the sound.  If not, less certain.  I think it's harder to remember an action than a noise.  Definitely in the short term, and who knows, maybe for 50 years.

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