I discovered something amazing about human memory while I was taking a well-deserved break (I hope) just now.

Lying on my bed, I tried to recap some points which I had just learnt a few minutes ago, but it turned out to be pretty hard.

But my CD-player's on, and I could sing perfectly to the words of the singer even though I don't have a clue to what he's singing about.

Then it dawned on me that human beings have selective memory. I did not memorize the lyrics of the song on purpose but it just occured to me that I did know the lyrics after repeated listening. And the suprising thing is that you could even remember an old song back in the 80s. The mind chooses to remember that piece of information selectively. You remember because you are conditioned to remember, not forced within a short period of time.

What I am doing to my notes was another form of memory: Short-termed memory. You could remember the information in a much shorter period of time, but that info is not stored in your brain for so long. And you are more prone to forgetting it. The fact that you don't like to remember them makes the whole situation worse.

Everyday, the brain is fine-tuning its memory function, selectively remembering things that you ought to remember and forgetting things that probably serve no function or generate no interest. If you suddenly remember something nice, happy and that makes your heart warm and fuzzy, please remember to also cherish that memory, for it is by no mere luck or chance that your brain chooses to keep that piece of memory.

Yah and also, try not to remember things last-minute. Your memory may choose to fail you. Am I shooting myself in the foot?

Mr Black is a current undergraduate who resides in Singapore. This blog is a non-whimsical reflection of his life and the society in which he lives in at large.

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