Comments on: Want to Remember Everything You’ll Ever Learn? Surrender to This Algorithm http://smritiweb.com/navin/psychology/want-to-remember-everything-youll-ever-learn-surrender-to-this-algorithm Navin Kabra's blog Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Venkat http://smritiweb.com/navin/psychology/want-to-remember-everything-youll-ever-learn-surrender-to-this-algorithm/comment-page-1#comment-1579 Venkat Sat, 03 May 2008 21:35:23 +0000 http://smritiweb.com/navin/psychology/want-to-remember-everything-youll-ever-learn-surrender-to-this-algorithm#comment-1579 I agree... I think if something is important enough, it tends to keep popping back on my radar with enough frequency for me to eventually process. The critical problem for me with regard to factual memory (as opposed to procedural) is actually different -- recalling more than 1 connection (say 10-15) relevant to a piece of integrative writing. This is like trying to recall 10-15 flash cards of varying ages. But that's the beauty of blogging. If I forget an important thought in such a piece, I post a comment to add it :) The underlying premise here seems suspicious, that information review for the sake of information review is an important human activity. Most of the time, I review information with a specific end in mind. I agree… I think if something is important enough, it tends to keep popping back on my radar with enough frequency for me to eventually process. The critical problem for me with regard to factual memory (as opposed to procedural) is actually different — recalling more than 1 connection (say 10-15) relevant to a piece of integrative writing. This is like trying to recall 10-15 flash cards of varying ages.

But that’s the beauty of blogging. If I forget an important thought in such a piece, I post a comment to add it :)

The underlying premise here seems suspicious, that information review for the sake of information review is an important human activity. Most of the time, I review information with a specific end in mind.

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