Let's talk about Memory.
Memory, in my opinion, is the ability to remember and retrieve information that you have gathered through experiences. I am in an internal struggle to add a third R to it as well ... let me know your thoughts about it!!
So I'm rejigging my opinion to redefine Memory as the ability to Remember, Retrieve and Represent, the information that you have gathered through experiences.
Most people feel that Memory is just being able to remember information. I, however, am inclined to put the other 2 R's in the definition as I think they are an critical part of the memory abstract.
So, a person can claim to have strong memory if all 3 aspects are strong suits for him or her.
1. Remember - This involves storage of the information that has been gathered through experience. If we liken ourselves to a computer, then the data that we have gathered needs to be stored in a drive. This drive is the Human body. And I'm not just saying the brain, but the entire body since muscle memory plays a large part in this.
2. Retrieval - Now that you have stored the information gathered, you will need to find again, or else it does not matter. At times we face this issue, where we think we remember something but aren't able to grasp it. That's a "On the tip of my tongue" moment.
3. Represent - This is something that everyone might not agree, is a part of memory, as long as the information is internally remembered and retrieved. The reason I am strongly inclined to place it along with the others as part of memory, is because without being able to represent facts or thoughts to the external world in a suitable manner for any benefit, the stored, remembered and retrieved data is eventually as good as forgotten!
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