Before the idea of "external memory" (writing, then computers) we had the "art of the locus". First mentioned in Ancient Greece.
This method of organising information uses associative memory. A computer before computing. Typically one would visualise a complex building with alcoves, statues, pathways and other VISUAL markers. You'd rehearse the environment in mind till it got stable. Then you'd associate points in it with things you needed to remember. For instance, to recall a telephone number of Jennifer you'd maybe associate her image and number with the left knee of the visualised statue of Michaelangelo's David. It works. One of the problems with "modern memory" is its crap ... externalisation of memory (via various techs) increasingly obviates the need for internal cognitive practice. Without that you end in dependency on tech. I'm not convinced that is entirely healthy. One of the things that interests me about TiddlyWiki is whether it could be used to foster a VISUAL memory system too. Modern computing is driven by text. The "other" soft-edged-signifiers, visual, sonic & movemental meaning, have, still, a secondary place. Probably because they can't be ordered to order. It might be interesting to create a TW where all navigation is through images. Just wide thoughts Josiah -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to tiddlywiki@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/5643c937-2756-4460-bee6-1267479f8f5c%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
