Topic of the Day: Memory

Topic of the Day: Memory

• Do you have a good memory or a bad memory?
• Do you usually remember things or forget things?
• Would you like to have a perfect memory?
  • Why or why not?
  • How would it change your life?
• Who do you know who has the best memory?
  • Can you tell us about them?
• Who do you know who has the worst memory?
  • Can you tell us about them?
• What's your earliest memory?
  • When was it?
  • Can you tell us about your earliest memories in detail?
• What's your most vivid memory?
  • When was it?
  • Can you tell us in detail about it?
• Have you ever forgotten something important, like your keys or your phone?
  • Can you tell the us what you did?
• Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why you went there?
• Have you ever forgotten an important date, like a birthday or an anniversary?
  • Can you tell us what happened?
• Has someone you known ever forgotten an important date, like a birthday or an anniversary?
  • Tell your group what happened.
• As people grow older, sometimes the distant past is easier to remember than the near past. Why do you think this is? Have you ever seen examples of this?
  • Tell your group about them.
• Are there some things or times that you will never forget?
  • Tell your group about them.
• Are there some things or times that you wish you could forget? Tell your group about them.
• Memories make the man.
  • What do you think this means? Can you give some examples.
• Those who forget the past will repeat it. What do you think this means? Give examples.
• Many people find that a certain sound or smell brings back a childhood memory very strongly (such as the smell of a food that your mother often cooked when you were young).
• Why do you think this is?
• What has this effect on you?
• Give examples.
  

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