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6. Not remembering your kids' phone numbers does not mean our memory systems are impaired.

Wed Nov 4, 2015, 06:33 AM

Nov 2015

That's a heck of a leap.

It just means we don't make the effort to remember that particular information because it's not necessary to do so.

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The internet is eating your memory, but something better is taking its place [View all] flamingdem Nov 2015 OP

Makes sense. murielm99 Nov 2015 #1

I'm probably a Luddite tech3149 Nov 2015 #4

I thought they had parchment and quills by the 1960s? merrily Nov 2015 #2

That's what happens when you're illiterate. Igel Nov 2015 #7

Sounds familiar. silverweb Nov 2015 #3

That is something that has been my guiding principle. murielm99 Nov 2015 #5

I practically lived in our city library when I was growing up. brer cat Nov 2015 #10

Absolutely right. silverweb Nov 2015 #13

"Rarely need." Igel Nov 2015 #8

Agree in part, especially with that analogy. silverweb Nov 2015 #14

/\_/\_This_/\_/\ Scuba Nov 2015 #9

+1 nt brer cat Nov 2015 #11