The Boy Who Can't Forget (Superhuman Genius Documentary) | Real Stories

i just finished watching a video about a man who forgets things in 7 seconds

Poor kid, can't say "sorry, I forgot" :(

Along with having amazing memory, he deserves an applaud for managing those memories so well. A person can go crazy with so much memory that never goes away.

So fascinating. I've kept a written diary since 1988. I have forgotten so much BUT when I go back and read one, say from 20 years ago, all of it comes back to me. So it isn't actually forgotten... just strangely stored away.

Some times an ad starts and i forget what video was i watching

imagine the cringy stuff that gets in his mind while he is trying to sleep...

I knew a 87 year old man who could tell you what he did 60 years ago where he was working what car he drove the model and color . He could tell you everything week by week month by month on what he did on a daily basis . He remembered all his childhood friends , his school teachers names even what cars they drove . The amount of detail was incredible. He also served in the military and lived a crazy life for awhile . I remember sitting with him and asking random questions like " hey Jimmy what were you doing in 1964 " . He would pause for a second and boom . Well In 1964 I was this old and my mom and dad was working here and I was at this school dating this girl driving this car ECT . It was amazing . Meanwhile I can't remember what I did yesterday 😂😂 some people have this gift and it's definitely rare

Imagine being forced to acknowledge every embarrassing moment of your life, forever. What a nightmare.

And here I am, sitting in my bed and struggling to remember what I started watching and how I got here ....

Fuck man he was always doing something cool on each day he remembers, learning to drive and canoeing and shit... Id be like "uhhh oh that day...it was a saturday night.... I was watching netflix...alone..."

11:33 At this point I'm almost as suprised at how eventful his life is as I am impressed by his memory

My roommate in college was like this. You could ask him about a day and he could say "my mom came in in the morning, so and so were arguing, etc". I wanted to know why, and he said that when he was a child when he was going to bed he would play back the day in the most detail he could because he felt like he needed to remember everything, so I think that part of his brain grew extremely to be capable. His memory wasn't limited to just autobiography either - I remember him drunk singing Spanish songs he had heard once, and he didn't even speak Spanish! He was out of the park intelligent as an adult, exceptionally witty and charismatic (and flamboyant), really a character, quite unique among the people I've known. Everyone who ever met him remembers him. Unfortunately this came with not being challenged and chronic substance abuse and I don't know what became of him.

this man would be the best witness to a crime

These are the people we need to ask about the Mandela Effect

The contrast between Aurelien and Jill is interesting. Jill dwells on negative events, and appears to be in a constant state of agitation. Whereas Aurelien, though he can undoubtedly also remember his bad days, does not have those memories invading his thoughts constantly. When Jill said she went to therapy, I wonder if her ability to remember was the focus, or if she was. In my (non-professional) opinion, it seems like Jill has some issues that her extraordinary memory simply AMPLIFIES -- instead of CAUSES.

this, paired with the ability to delete/remove memories, would be the best gift one could have. Knowledge is power.

I walk into rooms and forget what I'm doing instantly. That's my super power.

Gets in an argument with girlfriend: "Oh is that so? That wasn't what you said september, 23, 2009, saturday morning before we had pancakes for breakfast that were a litle too salty but it was balanced by the orange juice that was very sweet so it's ok! BUT IT ISN'T OK NOW JESSICA!!!"

He's not lying that smug on his face shows genuine smugginess that he could do it lmao what a legend

I thought life was tough having a strong memory. After seeing this, I’m never complaining about how much my own keeps me awake ever again. I couldn’t even imagine.