Re: The Persistence of Memory
As I get older I find I remember fewer details unless I really concentrate. It may be because my memory is not as powerful now, or that fewer things get past the filter between shot-term and long-term memory, because fewer things hold my interest long enough. I have lost much of my ability to remember strings of numbers (phone numbers in particular), because I never, ever practice it, letting electronic devices do it for me instead.
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