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In Praise of Memorization

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This analysis is only relevant for neurotypicals. There are ways that your brain can work that flip this whole thing on its head, and if you have one of those brains you need to do exactly the opposite of what this article recommends: You can only remember the details by understanding the context. I do not understand that Oman is powerful because it controls the Strait of Hormuz; I do not understand that Russia wants…

This does not sound very scientific at all.

Re: In Praise of Memorization

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While I agree that factual data points are necessary to test the hypothesis and reach a better conclusion, I disagree that one needs to memorize them. Facts are stored in databases and books. One can always look it up. Maybe a matter of minutes or hours.

There is no point in memorizing a readily available fact that virtually has no effect on your life.

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