___Maybe, this is just me, but I've noticed that my memory, when it comes to specific things like names, numbers, phrases, etc, is pretty much non-existent. It's not that it's intentional, I understand perfectly well the difference it can make in any given conversation how well you know the other individuals names, it's just that they go in one ear and out the other. On the other hand, if I need to memorize a series of hot-keys or a list of command line prompts, I generally don't have to much of an issue.
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___Which brings the logical question, what exactly is so different between a name and an arbitrary sequence of characters?
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___Upon intensive analysis (read massive amounts of non-free time) I've come to the conclusion that what the real source of the issue is that I don't really identify people by name, number or phrase. When I meet someone very rarely will the conversation drift in the general direction of derivation of names or the importance of numbers like age, address or phone, and generally, even when the conversation does drift in those directions, age is avoided, address is largely irrelevant (unless its for e-mail), and phone numbers are generally looked up instead of remembered.
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___With that in mind, why is it that we should really remember names at all? They seem to be a terribly inefficient way of referencing and describing an individual.
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___Note to self: Find new way to reference beings.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
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I think I will call you Unit One of Four.
ReplyDeleteone what of four what? The intent is to clarify meaning, not distort it.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm...then you will begin describing me as a series of code letters and numbers? Wish I knew more programming so I could make something up!
ReplyDeleteFact is, names are just a sequence of letters used to identify a particular individual...as humans, we tend to add an emotional component to that series as well, and that makes it easier for us to remember - MHO.