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Good news for anyone who sometimes forgets their keys: according to a new book, this is completely normal and doesn’t have to be a result of your memory.
Storing and retrieving information is a very complex process. Some people, for example those with a photographic memory, are particularly good at it. But for most of us it’s hard work.
According to these American writers, it is only logical that we forget things from time to time: there must be a place in our brain to continue to store important general knowledge. Knowledge that needs to be changed from time to time as we learn and experience more.
Because we don’t worry about our memory much of the time, except when it’s not working properly, we have a false impression of how good our memory is.
You might be thinking: if you are constantly looking for your keys, water bottle, phone and cards when you leave, things are not going well. But according to these researchers – and this is regardless of the diseases that affect this – our brain is not very good at this task. Certainly not when we are tired or stressed, or when a lot of coffee or alcohol is involved.
Our brains are much better at this, if it’s a matter of survival. One way to deal with this is to pair something you need to remember with something you can’t ignore. The authors give a rather worrying example of this: put your bag in the back seat so you don’t forget to take your child out of the seat when you go to the supermarket.
Apparently, a daily concern in the US. There are many more tips in the book about training your memory, but if you forget your keys from time to time, you are definitely not the only one. And isn’t everything wrong with your memory?
Read more about the book here: Losing keys and everyday items ‘doesn’t always indicate bad memory’
2024-05-01 06:04:08
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