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Rapid Stimuli Means Less Info Goes to Long Term Memory

Rapid Stimuli Means Less Info Goes to Long Term Memory

The problem is what we hold there can quickly vanish if we don't keep thinking about them or rehearse them in our heads. In other words, if we don't grapple with the ideas in our working memory for an extended period of time, they never get sent to the long-term memory. They just disappear.

Our current culture makes this process challenging. We're blasted with new stimuli and information rapidly. This couldn't be worse for our memories. Info jumps in to working memory only to be replaced by the next thing and the next thing. Very little of it, if any, makes it into long-term memory.

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