Dawn of Memories

Memory

Sounds of Silence: Why Is Sound Rare in Early Recollections?

Arthur J. Clark Ed.D. on September 28, 2024

Those who remember sounds in their early life have an orientation to the sense that sparks an emotional uplift and enhances the vitality of everyday experiences.

Those who remember sounds in their early life have an orientation to the sense that sparks an emotional uplift and enhances the vitality of everyday experiences.

Memory

Winston Churchill: A Military Scene as a First Memory of Life

Arthur J. Clark Ed.D. on May 23, 2024

Winston Churchill's first memory of life involves a splendid opportunity for adventure and fulfillment.

Winston Churchill's first memory of life involves a splendid opportunity for adventure and fulfillment.

Memory

The Importance of Appreciating the Simple Things in Life

Arthur J. Clark Ed.D. on January 24, 2024

A Personal Perspective: Seeing everyday matters with appreciation can contribute to a sense of well-being.

A Personal Perspective: Seeing everyday matters with appreciation can contribute to a sense of well-being.

Memory

Living in the Light and the Dark: An Early Recollection

Arthur J. Clark Ed.D. on October 12, 2023

There are light and dark moments in life. An early recollection as a projective technique sets the scene for such experiences.

There are light and dark moments in life. An early recollection as a projective technique sets the scene for such experiences.

Child Development

Are Early Childhood Recollections Consistent or Random?

Arthur J. Clark Ed.D. on June 6, 2023

Are there similarities between a person's early childhood memories?

Are there similarities between a person's early childhood memories?

Memory

The Way Life Is: An Early Recollection

Arthur J. Clark Ed.D. on March 7, 2023

One woman's early childhood memory demonstrates how life pushes us toward resilience.

One woman's early childhood memory demonstrates how life pushes us toward resilience.

Memory

3 Steps to Grasp the Meaning of First Memories

Arthur J. Clark Ed.D. on December 3, 2022

Three steps that can help make meaning of early life memories.

Three steps that can help make meaning of early life memories.

Empathy

Early Recollections and Empathic Use of Self

Arthur J. Clark Ed.D. on August 18, 2022

An empathic use of self contributes to understanding an individual's first memories of life.

An empathic use of self contributes to understanding an individual's first memories of life.

Body Language

How Body Language Matters in Interpreting Early Recollections

Arthur J. Clark Ed.D. on May 6, 2022

Personal Perspective: Body language matters in making sense of an individual's early recollection as a projective technique.

Personal Perspective: Body language matters in making sense of an individual's early recollection as a projective technique.

Optimism

First Memories of Life: A Key to Shaping Optimism and Pessimism

Arthur J. Clark Ed.D. on October 5, 2021

Optimism must include pessimism in order to understand one's outlook on life.

Optimism must include pessimism in order to understand one's outlook on life.

Memory

Taste: The Rarest Sense in the First Memories of Life

Arthur J. Clark Ed.D. on September 24, 2020

Fewer than 2 out of 100 persons recall taste in their early recollections.

Fewer than 2 out of 100 persons recall taste in their early recollections.

Empathy

Empathy and Early Recollections: A Match That Works

Arthur J. Clark Ed.D. on June 26, 2020

Understanding the first memories of life through three empathic steps.

Understanding the first memories of life through three empathic steps.

Empathy

Empathy Is Key to Understanding the First Memories of Life

Arthur J. Clark Ed.D. on April 6, 2020

Grasping the meaning of early recollections from multiple empathy perspectives.

Grasping the meaning of early recollections from multiple empathy perspectives.

Seeking to Understand the Purpose of Behavior Through Early Recollections

Embarrassment

The Influence in Life of Early Recollections of Shame

Arthur J. Clark Ed.D. on August 25, 2019

First memories of shame may reflect a sense of self as defective.

First memories of shame may reflect a sense of self as defective.

Memory

An Early Recollection, an Artist, and Enriching Life

Arthur J. Clark Ed.D. on May 26, 2019

Seeing through the eyes of an artist, hearing their early recollections, can enrich our lives.

Seeing through the eyes of an artist, hearing their early recollections, can enrich our lives.

Memory

10 Intriguing and Less Known Aspects of Early Recollections

Arthur J. Clark Ed.D. on February 26, 2019

A quick take on 10 compelling qualites of the first memories of life.

A quick take on 10 compelling qualites of the first memories of life.

Optimism

An Optimistic Outlook and the First Memories of Life

Arthur J. Clark Ed.D. on November 24, 2018

We have much to learn from optimists and their early recollections.

We have much to learn from optimists and their early recollections.

Happiness

Early Childhood Memories Matter in the Happiness Equation

Arthur J. Clark Ed.D. on August 26, 2018

Early recollections reveal insights into ingrained happiness perspectives.

Early recollections reveal insights into ingrained happiness perspectives.

Cognition

Early Recollections Are More About the Future Than the Past

Arthur J. Clark Ed.D. on June 1, 2018

Thinking Back to Look Ahead in the First Memories of Life

Thinking Back to Look Ahead in the First Memories of Life