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Not only are words and their use sacred to him, but they are always remembered exactly as they were said so I will be held accountable for statements I don't even fully remember. Statements he can repeat back word-for-word and remember how they were said and what I was doing when I said them.
Wish I had that sort of memory. I have been working on it, and can remember people's words much better now. Just like I am becoming more fastidious with names when I meet people.
Wish I had that sort of memory. I have been working on it, and can remember people's words much better now. Just like I am becoming more fastidious with names when I meet people.
I am getting better at communicating more clearly what I am trying to say, but there are still times I don't articulate thoughts as clearly as I would like. I am often better at putting my thoughts on paper than I am saying them out loud. Perhaps the ease in writing is because I am able to see the words, practice sentence structure, and I can delete.
If I was better at being fastidious with my words and articulating them, I would be better at seeing myself more critically as I blogged about for the letter E.
I'm more of a "big picture" kind of person. I remember the point of a story, not the details. I find it disconcerting when someone tells me I said something and I can't remember it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping in. It is really unsettling when I can't remember the exact thing I said and he can. That often leads to another argument - I remember the main point, like you said, and he remembers the exact words, which sometimes change the main point.
Delete"I am often better at putting my thoughts on paper than I1 am saying them out loud." You've described ME to a T.
ReplyDeleteLove the cartoon!
I would venture to say that most bloggers are better on paper than in oral conversations. The cartoon still makes me chuckle each time!
DeleteMy ability to remember specific details of a conversation is inversely proportionate to the importance of said conversation, i.e. the less important, the more likely I am to have full recall, and the greater the importance, the less likely I am to remember a damn thing. My wife can attest to this.
ReplyDeleteThat's funny. I think I am often the same way. I need to reverse that, though. Thanks for commenting!
DeleteHaha love the cartoon! Thanks for stopping by. I agree... it's much easier for me to articulate my writing than speaking. I tend to speak without thinking half the time. :)
ReplyDeleteNew follower here. Have a great weekend!!
Thanks for joining my blog following. I'm glad I'm not the only one who often writes better than I speak.
DeleteI think it's amazing to have that type of memory recall, but I'm not one of those people. Lol
ReplyDeleteIt is really amazing to see him do this. More so when it is not against something I thought I said, though. Thanks for stopping in!
DeleteI have often been cursed with the same thing - remembering exactly the words, exactly the intonation, exactly where, when, how.....people don't like this very much.
ReplyDeleteI think it's because I've been an actor for most of my life - memorization comes to me without the intention to memorize. Sometimes a help, sometimes a hazard, always an irritation to someone around me that doesn't want to hear it. LOL!
I would never refer to myself as Fastidious though....;)
Thanks for adding this good point to the conversation!
DeleteI think it does have to do with ones profession. He is a lawyer and, like you as an actor, finds it really important to retain information and scenes and words said for possible future use.
What fabulous words you've chosen so far!! I had to go back and catch up, back to A. I see I need to check in on your Stream of Consciousness blog also.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by so I got a chance to come see your posts also.
Thanks and thanks for "walking" by on Walk to Work Day. Come back anytime!
DeleteOh I hate it when that happens!!! I'm not fastidious, and can be really irrating to those who are! And remembering conversation, my my, I can't hardly remember what I did the day before!
ReplyDeleteIt really can be irritating sometimes, can't it?! I'm getting better at remembering things... perhaps all those WWF games are doing something to boost my brain power.
DeleteI think it is better to remember less and just move on. Sometimes I have found myself trying to analyse things that have been said when it only leads to me more misunderstanding. If I forget, I just ask again.
ReplyDeleteI think a better sense of humour and a poorer memory are better in the long run.
The analysis sometimes can be paralyzing and confusing. Asking for clarification helps much more.
DeleteI totally agree that a sense of humour is the way to go! Thanks for stopping in!
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