CASE FILE How Memory Works ยง1/7

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KNOWLEDGE & RETENTION
Classification EYES ONLY
Subject area SEQUENTIAL
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Topic ยท The Question

Why does something you understood perfectly last week vanish by the exam โ€” and what does that tell you about how to build a tool that makes learning stick?

Open the lab notebook.

  • Think of something you crammed and then forgot within days. Now something youโ€™ve remembered for years without trying. What was different?
  • If forgetting is automatic, what would you have to do ON PURPOSE to keep something?
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