Cellphones 'turning users into mental slobs'

[littlelostboy]

An article about this Indian guy saying people should improve their memeory by memorizing random numbers and our 80 over people numbers.

Cellphones 'turning users into mental slobs'

[Duke of Gloucester]

He is trying to sell his memory techniques, which are obviously very effective for remembering telephone nembers, but since we have speed-dial now the methods are becoming obsolete. If speed-dial reduced our ability to remember complex facts and concepts I might be concerned, by I can't see it myself.

In any case, the ability to analyse, interrogate and evaluate facts and sythesise new ideas is far more important than mere memory.

[Uesugi Kenshin]

Meh, I can remember phone numbers too well at the moment if I use one twice I generally remember it. The one problem I have is remembering which number is my mom's cell and which is my dad's. There is only a one digit difference.