I think about this a lot. I’ve noticed I have a much worse memory than I used to and I have rationalized this as due to not needing to retain some bit of inform

I think about this a lot. I’ve noticed I have a much worse memory than I used to and I have rationalized this as due to not needing to retain some bit of information, but rather retaining the patterns by which any information could be re-retrieved. The simplest example of this most are familiar with would be how much worse we are at directions/recalling street names since GPS became ubiquitous.