the lost art of total recall

As a result, we no longer remember long poems or folk stories by heart, feats of memory that were once the cornerstones of most people's lives. Indeed, society has changed so much that we no longer know what techniques we should employ to remember such lengthy works. We are, quite simply, forgetting how to remember..

 

ps - well, no, these mnemonic devices were not initiated by British writer Ed Cooke. they were, in fact, born in antiquity, and have been used and developed throughout the ages.