How do people writing biographies recall their lives in such detail. I barely remember my childhood just bits and pieces here and there. But nothing close to writing a book.

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How do people writing biographies recall their lives in such detail. I barely remember my childhood just bits and pieces here and there. But nothing close to writing a book.

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People’s memories vary quite a bit. People with eidetic memories can recall minute details from pretty much every day of their lives. Give them a date and they can pull it up from their brains. The actress Marilou Henner (sp) is one such person. I have near eidetic memory. I can’t do what I have seen her do, but I can recall events and conversations back to the age of three.

So, some lie. Some remember. Most people probably mix memories with having heard the event discussed later. Most writing autobiographies are probably a little liberal filling in some gaps (re. enhance) of their memories favorably.