Fascinating. First search came up with the 5-9 STM slots [0], together with a STM duration between 15 and 30 seconds and encoding that is primarily acoustic, e

Fascinating. First search came up with the 5-9 STM slots [0], together with a STM duration between 15 and 30 seconds and encoding that is primarily acoustic, even translating visual information into sounds. The STM duration seems way short given the nature of most software design problems. Is the implication that we reload the data that often when we keep at something? > I pause and make two smaller problems I am assuming that is deliberate/intentional and not subliminal? If so, do you have any kind of mental algorithm for breaking things down? [0] https://www.simplypsychology.org/short-term-memory.html https://www.simplypsychology.org/short-term-memory.html