This reminds me of synaesthesia, where two concepts are involuntarily linked within someone’s brain. Typically it’s something like numbers and colours, or letters and colours, but could also be something like words and taste. It’s rare, but people who have it would probably remember a phone number based on its “colour” and think that’s how everyone does it.
I have synesthesia and I use colour and “feel” to remember things. I’m good with phone numbers and dates. I also use mapping a lot, where I see a picture in my head with things placed along in. For example, the year is on a ribbon of varying thickness and colours.
I did think this was how everyone did it. I was 20 before I realised synesthesia was even a thing because it seems so natural to me.
This reminds me of synaesthesia, where two concepts are involuntarily linked within someone’s brain. Typically it’s something like numbers and colours, or letters and colours, but could also be something like words and taste. It’s rare, but people who have it would probably remember a phone number based on its “colour” and think that’s how everyone does it.
I have synesthesia and I use colour and “feel” to remember things. I’m good with phone numbers and dates. I also use mapping a lot, where I see a picture in my head with things placed along in. For example, the year is on a ribbon of varying thickness and colours.
I did think this was how everyone did it. I was 20 before I realised synesthesia was even a thing because it seems so natural to me.