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I think it's more like a graph with edges between associated bits of information. It's easy to remember things in order, but random access is hard unless you've
by PureParadigm 7y ago
I think it's more like a graph with edges between associated bits of information. It's easy to remember things in order, but random access is hard unless you've established links for it. For example, if you memorized how to play a song, each part links to the next but harder to ask someone what is the n-th note in a song, even if they can play the song. It would explain why making associations is a useful memory technique. Traversing this graph when you aren't near what you're looking for can be hard ("it's on the tip of my tongue").
- grawprog 7y agoNot only that, but sometimes as happened to me recently with my own song, you completely forget how to play it until you hear it and start playing it, then suddenly you remember every little note and nuance you do did, but only while you're playing it and good luck explaining to someone what you're doing even as you're doing it.