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9 things is considered a standard for working memory (kind of like processor registers), for people with ADHD it's even less - 3-5. Try writing a number from o
by kolinko 4y ago
9 things is considered a standard for working memory (kind of like processor registers), for people with ADHD it's even less - 3-5.
Try writing a number from one piece of paper to another. If it's more than 7-9 numbers, you won't do it in one shot, unless you spend extra time memorizing it.
- alexvoda 4y agoThe equivalent for computers would be L1 cache on the CPU which is tiny.
- kolinko 4y agoMore like cpu registers I would say :)
- JohnFen 4y agoThat can be increased quite a bit with practice. But it's also not important. It's just the cache memory -- it isn't the limit of what can be learned and recalled.
- kolinko 4y agoIt is a limit on what you can reason about without a piece of paper. I’m proficient at math, but my working memory is around 6, so I cannot add two three digit numbers to each other in my head (unless I see numbers to be added in front of me).
- JohnFen 4y agoOK, but I and nearly all of my friends can, so we have duelling anecdotes here.