• SorryQuick@lemmy.ca
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    17 hours ago

    Worth noting that writing things down is bad for long term memory. Your brain is a muscle, if you delegate, it won’t stay fit.

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      16 hours ago

      Do you remember your entire grocery list every time you go to the store? I need to write mine down, and I have excellent memory recall. Some things are just better to write down. Furthermore, those who don’t write things down I find usually aren’t using their memories for recall, they just forget things.

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        7 hours ago

        Yes, a grocery list isn’t hard to remember at all if you have somewhat decent memory. It’s made even easier if you know where the items are in the store since you can memorise the distance and path instead of the items themselves.