tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post113033358561618642..comments2024-03-28T05:12:10.477-07:00Comments on Gone Gaming: What Was Your Name Again?Coldfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636345146138362966noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1130430671862994632005-10-27T09:31:00.000-07:002005-10-27T09:31:00.000-07:00You can delete your own posts. Click on the trash ...You can delete your own posts. Click on the trash can.ektedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200891099572736360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1130421889534724352005-10-27T07:04:00.000-07:002005-10-27T07:04:00.000-07:00Curse this double-posting site!Curse this double-posting site!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1130421492467839082005-10-27T06:58:00.000-07:002005-10-27T06:58:00.000-07:00Despite their need for last names, both Rick and C...Despite their need for last names, both Rick and Chris included only their first names. Help us out people!<BR/><BR/>I used to complain about my horrible memory, both for names and everyday things, but now I insist that I can remember such items, and I do remember more than I used to. I think that once I stopped reinforcing that image of myself, I unconsciously improved.<BR/><BR/>The same trick worked (somewhat) with being cold in winter. Shivering, much to my surprise, seems to be a conscious activity. By insisting that I'm warm and comfortable, I do feel that way.<BR/><BR/>Now I just have to imagine myself rich...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1130421353870741732005-10-27T06:55:00.000-07:002005-10-27T06:55:00.000-07:00Despite their need for last names, both Rick and C...Despite their need for last names, both Rick and Chris included only their first names. Help us out people!<BR/><BR/>I used to complain about my horrible memory, both for names and everyday things, but now I insist that I can remember such items, and I do remember more than I used to. I think that once I stopped reinforcing that image of myself, I unconsciously improved.<BR/><BR/>The same trick worked (somewhat) with being cold in winter. Shivering, much to my surprise, seems to be a conscious activity. By insisting that I'm warm and comfortable, I do feel that way.<BR/><BR/>Now I just have to imagine myself rich...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1130381297971896512005-10-26T19:48:00.000-07:002005-10-26T19:48:00.000-07:00I have the same requirements as Chris to remember ...I have the same requirements as Chris to remember names. I need the last name, and some points of reference like profession, or better yet, hobbies. I'm still liable to forget a person if his hobbies are as boring as playing golf or exercising in the gym, but if there is any interest in games, film or the four major sports, and I get a bit of detail (favourite film, game or pro sports team) I have a fighting chance for the person to register in my consciousness.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10374893549602893334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1130356376174294192005-10-26T12:52:00.000-07:002005-10-26T12:52:00.000-07:00I think one reason is we see game info/baseball st...I think one reason is we see game info/baseball stats/etc in print but usually only HEAR names.<BR/><BR/>Try visualizing the person's name spelled-out and see if that helps.JMVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12495143644808602501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1130352018907651422005-10-26T11:40:00.000-07:002005-10-26T11:40:00.000-07:00I have the same problem with names. Some have cla...I have the same problem with names. Some have claimed that its because I am not interested in people, but I don't think that's (usually) it. For example, there are a few people that I only see at game conventions. I can remember where they live, what they do, which games they like, etc, but their name? No way. It used to be at game conventions that you everybody used the dorky lanyards or pinned their badges in clear view. Those where the days....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1130337335971355612005-10-26T07:35:00.000-07:002005-10-26T07:35:00.000-07:00I have the smae problem. I remember tons of useles...I have the smae problem. I remember tons of useless trivia (like the atomic number of Tungsten is 74), but if someone tells me their name, 5 seocnds later it's gone. I think for me it's just an internal priority filter in my brain. If I meet someone who I know I'm likely never to see again, I attach little importance to them. Whereas I need the atomic number of Tungsten routinely in daily life. :)ektedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200891099572736360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1130336805477318822005-10-26T07:26:00.000-07:002005-10-26T07:26:00.000-07:00I bet the one thing you don't remember about all t...I bet the one thing you don't remember about all those games is how many cards to deal out at the start. I've said many times that the only reason I keep rules in the box is because I can't remember starting conditions.<BR/><BR/>My wife wonders the same thing about me, Mary: why I have no problem recalling the 1997 SdJ winner or how many home runs Babe Ruth hit in 1921, but I can't remember where she told me she was keeping the checkbook yesterday. I suspect you and I (and no doubt many others) remember things best through repetition and exposure. I have seen the list of SdJ winners and pored over baseball statistics many times in my 49 years. I immerse myself in gaming minutiae several times over the course of each day--not for the purposes of memorization, but just to answer a question I or someone else may have. Plus, these are fun things to know, in hobbies that I enjoy greatly. Small wonder that I have so many obscure facts about baseball and gaming at my fingertips. The checkbook's hiding place? That's one of many slivers of information presented to me every day, with no point of reference and, most significantly, no reinforcement. Of course I can't remember where it is. Not that this keeps my wife from concluding I have a mind like a sieve. (I think I may have agreed with her about this, but I can't remember!)<BR/><BR/>By the way, Mississippi Queen captured the '97 SdJ and the Sultan of Swat smacked 59 dingers in 1921 (breaking the record he'd set the year before). Just in case you were interested in some factoids about quasi-potentates.huzonfirsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12857915477472022870noreply@blogger.com