those with a photographic memory tend to see the world one step at a time, objectively taking on each challenge with full knowledge, whereas the non photographic memory people look more into the future?

sorry i dont know what non-photographic memory is, what i mean is the typical person’s memory style, like mine.

sometimes i wish i had a photographic mem but other times i see the cons and dont.

any ideas? thanks

As opposed to the ability to remember things one has seen, what is the term for ability to remember things one has heard?

I’m really smart & have a high IQ and whatnot but I can’t learn photographic memory, how to train?
Your answers explain my failure.

a camera was invented in the first three decades of the 19th century.

or is it called something else for hearing than for seeing?

My memory’s below average, except for academic stuff. I’m always amazed at people who can remember minute details about everything. Perhaps they are getting more out of life.
I often feel like that guy from "Memento."