Memory is a funny thing. It doesn't always work the way you expect it to. If someone asks you "what were you doing on September 9?" you will likely draw a blank until you can connect that date with a memorable event, such as the day the trainers came in to do Revit Tutorials, and then the entire day will come flooding back to you in vivid detail. If you find you're having trouble remembering a certain day or event, the following memory triggers may help you bring back the detail.

Scent

Did you know what smells are one of the most powerful memory triggers there is? It's true. You might be working a perfectly normal event for Event Catering Toronto and suddenly be catapulted down memory lane to your first date with your high school boyfriend because a party guest is wearing the same brand of cologne. These triggers can be good or bad, because sometimes traumatic events will attach themselves to scents in your memory too, such as the smell of gasoline or blood, forcing you to relive your trauma when you smell those things again.

Sound

Sounds also have the power to trigger memories. Turning on a white noise generator and listening to ocean sounds may remind you of those Puerto Vallarta beachfront rentals you had on spring break and lazy beach days you shared with your friends. Music is a particularly potent sound based memory trigger, which is why so many couples have a song they regard as "theirs." Every time they hear that song, they are reminded of their first dance or their wedding or whenever they heard that song first.

Sight

Sight is a much more subtle memory trigger, but one which is used to great success by television advertisers. Sitting at home and seeing a picture of a particular toy might remind you of your nephew, who mentioned wanting that toy for his birthday, which prompts you to leave your Guelph condos and go buy one before the memory fades. Sight triggers are why people take photographs of the places they visit - it doesn't just capture the landscape, but also their memories from that moment.

Feelings

The reason the senses are such excellent memory triggers is because they prompt emotions that replicate the emotions you felt at a particular moment. Because it's these feelings that are the real doorway to memory, you may find yourself looking at the Junction maps and being reminded of your first public speech in high school, even though no scents or sights or sounds match up because you are apprehensive about finding your way around town in the same way you were apprehensive about speaking in front of people.