As we reach the limits of our working memory, it becomes harder to distinguish relevant information from irrelevant information, signal from noise. We become mindless consumers of data
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In the past two decades, the amount of information present in our daily lives has skyrocketed. Unfortunately, however, our ability to learn from information hasn’t necessarily kept pace with its proliferation.
In theory, the ongoing explosion in informa...
CLT identifies our minds as information processing systems.
When we work on an unfamiliar task, we depend on our "working memory". It is limited in its capacity and period of time it holds information. The less familiar you are with a task, the more you depend on your working memo...
● Memories play a crucial role in our thought processes. When new information is processed, it interacts with stored memories in the brain.
● The activation of relevant memory networks can shape our thoughts and influence how we perceive and interpret incoming information
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