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Matthew Welp This story had a lot of influence on my decision to write "When Was the Last Time?"

There was once a professor who was studying short term memory. One …moreThis story had a lot of influence on my decision to write "When Was the Last Time?"

There was once a professor who was studying short term memory. One of his students volunteered to be a research subject. Everyday the professor tested how many number digits the student could recall. At first, it would always be around 7 digits, which is average. After months of doing this, however, all of a sudden the student was remembering 15 digits, 20 digits, 30 digits. His recall just exploded. He wasn't ever given any formal training on how to recall numbers. He was merely presented with the challenge over and over again, and his brain figured it out on its own.

I heard this anecdote, and my reaction was to wonder why this couldn't be done with other, more useful things like recalling the details of our lives.(less)

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Matthew Welp's Blog: Being your own teacher and the nuances of memory

Logic and Reason

One key component to improving memory is to realize that one can use logic and reason as tools to make memory function better.

Example Question:
When was the last time you drank milk?

This does not immediately pop into my head. This is the journey I personally went on to jog my memory.

Thought Process:
Visualize myself drinking a glass of milk
Think of the usual times and places that I would drink m Read more of this blog post »

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