Well, unless you've got a bad case of memory loss lol, it's quite easy for most of us to remember the card pulls if they're significant enough.
Really? Most of you?
Hmmm, I don't think there's anything wrong with me for not remembering specific cards. When I do a reading for myself, I think about and meditate on the message, let it sink in, and then I move on. For me, the message is the most important part, not the cards themselves, because they will mean something completely different in another reading, on a different day, in combination with different cards. So, for example, instead of thinking to myself something like, "I pulled the Queen of Whatever, so I should keep in mind such and such..." I will think, "Remember, I have what it takes to deal with this" (whatever the issue is). I don't remember what cards told me that. KWIM?
Otherwise, if you don't keep some sort of bank of how the cards have corresponded to your life events, how can your tarot knowledge grow?
Oh, I see. It's about studying the cards, then?
For me, the cards only "correspond to my life" in that moment I am reading them. Then the moment is over and there's a new moment to live in. I strive to always be present each moment, so I don't memorize the cards. Nor do I memorize the traditional or generally agreed-upon meanings of the symbolism. I read intuitively, so I don't think about "growing my knowledge of tarot." I guess that's why I am amazed at how well the participants in this thread remember cards they pulled, but it makes sense if you're keeping track and writing down your readings. I just couldn't do that; it would feel too much like work and would get in the way of my intuition.