The internet is eating your memory, but something better is taking its place

[murielm99]

5. That is something that has been my guiding principle.

I am a retired librarian. When they were small, one of my kids told someone, "Go to the library and ask my mom. She knows everything."

This was obviously before puberty!

I told him, "I do not know everything. I know where to find it."

My memory has always been good, though. I think it goes with the job. I noticed it in many of my colleagues. The stuff just sticks in your brain. It helped me test well, but understanding patterns and how to apply that understanding is better. I think that helped me even more on tests, and certainly with reference and readers' advisory questions.