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> One thing we know for sure, however, is simple sequences of movements we internalize, even far in the past, are typically preserved for a lifetime. There may
by bambax 8y ago
> One thing we know for sure, however, is simple sequences of movements we internalize, even far in the past, are typically preserved for a lifetime.
There may be a way to hack this? That is, store declarative data into procedural memory, so that we never ever forget it?
But maybe there are not many memories that need to be preserved over a long period of time. I can't really think of anything that I would need to remember forever.
- jusssi 8y agoAdd a little song and dance around the narrative. It's ridiculous how well I can still remember many of the kids' songs and poems, even though I have little recollection of anything else left from that time.
- Smaug123 8y agoThere's an extremely well-known hack: rote learning. It's fallen somewhat out of favour, but it's an excellent way to appear superhuman. * I learnt hundreds of digits of pi by singing them over and over again until my mouth knew how to form the numbers before my brain caught up. * People in my class at school tried to learn the French verbs which take "être" by means of various different mnemonic devices; I just ignored the tricks and repeated a phrase on and off for a couple of hours. ("Monty arrived at the entrance when all the rest had returned with Tom; Pa's Moorish descent gives him a venturesome sort of nature." for "monter", "arriver", "entrer", "aller", and so on.) * amo/amas/amat/amamus/amatis/amant, and indeed most Latin grammar is still taught this way. * The entire poetry recital field.