What do you do?

Cornelius · Post by **Cornelius** » 2004-03-12 07:57pm

What do you do to remember everything you learn forever?

To me, I seem to lose sharpness on issues/topics learned after a while, and i begin to lose the ablity to accurately craft detailed responses to things. Names become fuzzy and all. I always try to review notes all the time, but I guess you cannot do that indefinitly. Is there some way? Something I am doing wrong?

I have had this problem a while now. I understand...remember...but then forget when no longer studying the class. It's sad.

The Aliens · Post by **The Aliens** » 2004-03-12 08:00pm

You'll get worse at most things without constant practice- especially non-mechnical related things (academics, names, languages). I suppose key to remembering something is to use it often.

Andrew J. · Post by **Andrew J.** » 2004-03-12 09:23pm

Just learn it thoroughly the first time around. It'll come back to you when you really need it.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2004-03-12 11:14pm

Many centuries ago, Mankind in his infinite wisdom invented the printing press so that we wouldn't need to memorize everything.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2004-03-12 11:16pm

Darth Wong wrote:Many centuries ago, Mankind in his infinite wisdom invented the printing press so that we wouldn't need to memorize everything.

And we all know who really invented printing first.

But i still wonder how the hell did they forget it.

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2004-03-12 11:17pm

...and the Gutenberg Bible was born.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2004-03-12 11:22pm

but i still wonder how the hell did they forget it

China stepped back from the brink of a virtual industrial revolution in the 1400's. Its emperors became more conservative and stoppped sending out the vast fleets of Chinese ships which were by then were known as far away as Africa and Arabia. Internal stabiliy become the order of the day and innovation was sacrified.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2004-03-12 11:24pm

China's descent from the forefront of civilization can literally be blamed on a single man.

Bug-Eyed Earl · Post by **Bug-Eyed Earl** » 2004-03-13 12:09am

Who might that be?

AnimeJet · Post by **AnimeJet** » 2004-03-13 12:36am

My brain has the habit of forgetting things i learn at school, but remember trivial things like.. snorlax weights 1,014 lbs exactly.

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2004-03-13 12:48am

And Scyther is number #123

I took biology last year, and I'm already forgetting some of the details... >_<

StarshipTitanic · Post by **StarshipTitanic** » 2004-03-13 12:50am

Bug-Eyed Earl wrote:Who might that be?

Either the Emperor or a eunuch, I'll wager.