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"Changing locations is barely given a blurb in the article and I don't see how it would help that much" "that you're creating a subconscious association with th
by ahartman00 9y ago
"Changing locations is barely given a blurb in the article and I don't see how it would help that much"
"that you're creating a subconscious association with the place you're studying in and the thing you're learning"
I think so, see state dependent memory. Mood and intoxication can play a role here as well. [1]
"recalling and learning it in another location you're adding another association and strengthening the common paths"
I think so, see aaachilless's sibling comment [2] about the pattern becoming generic.
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State-dependent_memory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State-dependent_memory
2. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14455056 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14455056