Kinesthetic Memory

[barondave]

A few days ago I was in my bank cashing a check. As ID, the teller said to sweep my Instant Cash... er, Well's Fargo Debit Card... through the slot and enter my PIN. I've had the same PIN # for 25 years, and I couldn't remember it. I tried three times. But I know the number, it had to be because the buttons were not the same. The next day I went to an ATM and sure enough my fingers entered the PIN quickly and accurately.

I've always been a highly kinesthetic person. I will often remember poise and touche far easier than names and faces. But this was weirder than most. Maybe I don't want to know the number, I just want to let my fingers do the walking...

I'm curious if anyone else has had that experience.

Comments

[cakmpls.livejournal.com]

Not exactly that, but I have "remembered" a phone number by pushing the buttons withouth being able to cosciously remember the numbers.

[cakmpls.livejournal.com]

My goodness, two typos in that short sentence.

[wormquartet.livejournal.com]

Yes, most definitely. Generally results in me trying to play a game with my brain by trying to duplicate the exact pattern by which I normally enter my ATM code or dial a phone number or whatever the hell it is.

-=ShoEboX=-

[skylarker.livejournal.com]

Yes. I have not had my PIN number for 25 years. I use it fairly often, though, but a couple weeks ago my mind suddenly went blank on it, and I had to mentally rehearse entering it on a touch-pad before I could recall it properly.

[barondave.livejournal.com]

Do you think you could play Pac-Man blindfolded?