AMA photographic memory

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takeapictureitwilllastlonger · 29/04/2023 17:12

this might be a bit random but just wondered if anyone had any questions!

I had a photographic memory as a child/teen/young adult which I've lost slightly recently (variety of reasons) but I just wondered if anyone had any questions or anything about having a photographic memory and thought I would do an AMA about it :)

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Panda89 · 29/04/2023 21:44

Mine is definitely innate - I've always been this way.
Even now my manager thinks I'm crazy as I'm always wanting to do more qualifications. I passed an exam a few weeks ago, he questioned how I had time to study whilst working on a tight project deadline and I said I don't study, I just skim read the material then can pass the exam. Maybe it makes it all a bit hollow, but I love taking exams/tests.

simplespimply · 29/04/2023 22:05

I used to have a photographic memory.
I have memories from 3 years old in nursery and can still remember my first day of school at age 4.
It was useful in school and I didn't need to study for exams until I was a teenager and even then I would study a bit and could regurgitate all the info the exam. But as I got older and studies became harder I started struggling as I struggle with motivation and concentration a lot despite being clever besides for my memory.
I do really well in quizzes since I hold onto nuggets of trivia pretty well.
I'm still young, in my 20s, but my memory is no longer what it used to be.
I'm still pretty good at remembering things in relation to nearby holidays or events, not always the exact date, so I might remember something as happening two Tuesdays after Christmas of 2015 or so.

simplespimply · 29/04/2023 22:08

takeapictureitwilllastlonger · 29/04/2023 20:30

I always thought I had a good memory but nothing special. In primary school plays I was always the narrator because I could remember the entire script just by reading over it and I was always praised for having a good memory, but I remember learning the multiplication tables in school and my friends talking about how they would learn it (by reciting it with their parents over and over again, writing it out over and over again and so on) and I was confused about why they did that instead of just reading it. that was probably when I realised I had a better memory but I didnt know what a photographic memory was until I was older :)

I remember in pictures (I think, anyway!) eg when I remember a page of text I see the picture of it in my brain with the words and its like im reading it IYSWIM

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I have it similar, I remember my friend's always memorising stuff and using all sorts of tricks to help them and I didn't really get it because I would just remember stuff by reading it and usually it stuck.

user40643 · 30/04/2023 05:19

takeapictureitwilllastlonger · 29/04/2023 17:12

this might be a bit random but just wondered if anyone had any questions!

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