The thing with any game like this is it inevitably becomes more and more familiar. Even if you really take your time exploring the map, you can't just unsee what you've seen. I'm finding with Skyrim I'm semi-consciously trying not to keep track of which dungeon is which and certainly not paying attention to which word wall has what word on it. I'm trying to avoid starting a new character and thinking 'I like this shout - so this word is here, the second is over there...". Skyrim is so big and has so many dungeons it's a bit easier to start getting a bit mixed up.
I was just in a dungeon and thinking this as I know I've been there before but can't quite remember what the layout is, what the boss is and what wordwall it is (I remember it has one). I class that as a victory over my generally pretty good memory. Like when you remember where all the enemies are positioned, you lose the surprise factor, make less mistakes and it gets easy. It's a kind of willful amnesia in an attempt to keep the game fresh for as long as possible before I know it all as well as I know bleak falls barrow.
Does anyone else relate to this or am I a bit mad?
