Making long term memories \ stacker news ~charts

3185 sats \ 15 comments \ @cryotosensei 18 Feb charts

Not exactly a chart about numbers but I have been interested in how to boost one’s memory prowess. Here’s one such chart about the formation of memories I have kept in my phone the longest time:

I have asked for suggestions about how to improve memory here: #419612. Pls add on to it if you can

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481 sats \ 6 replies \ @kr 18 Feb

here is a related chart on how many exposures it takes for people to remember you or your product

the chance you’ll remember something goes way up with each successive mention of something

827 sats \ 3 replies \ @south_korea_ln 18 Feb

This curve also represents the science behind space repetition tools such as Memrise and Anki. Even Duolingo uses similar principles.

121 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei OP 18 Feb

Makes sense. I came across spaced repetition for the first time when I was using Anki to memorise Japanese words and phrases haha.

What are your thoughts on the recent trend of gamification? It seems that every self-respecting educational app has a quest feature with avatars and badges etc. I guess they are fun to play but do they really help students remember stuff? I can’t help feeling that gamification is a cop-out for the young generation who is reluctant to put in the hard work required to remember stuff

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @south_korea_ln 18 Feb

Spaced repetition is not rocket science, it just works.

Gamification is good if it helps you do something useful.

But similar instant gratification principles are used for social media, candy crush, etc... in which case, it's what is rotting our brains.

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @kr 18 Feb

makes sense, thinking more about how SN can use these principles too…

63 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei OP 18 Feb

Oh this is a useful chart! As a teacher, I struggle to make information stick in my students’ minds. Knowing that I must repeat something at least four times helps.

I saw this in a Reader’s Digest article recently. It’s touching that the daughter could get her father with dementia to form a new memory:

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bitman 18 Feb

That's a pretty heartwarming story.

I wonder how the dementia might change if the author was able to visit her parents to have these conversations instead of phoning.

249 sats \ 1 reply \ @oliverweiss 18 Feb

With my firstborn there were so many moments I thought I don’t need to record, I will remember and cherish forever, but nope, as years passed, I realized the gap in my memory, so now I take photos and videos as much as possible.

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 18 Feb

I feel you. Raising my second born and there have been so many moments that remind me forcibly of how I have forgotten what it was like to raise my first born.

My wife, on the other hand, remembers everything. EVERYTHING! Haha

128 sats \ 1 reply \ @koqoo 18 Feb

TIP: avoid living in the moment through small screens.

– First Seize the Moment, then record what’s left.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 18 Feb

Excellent rule of thumb. I think there have been studies that showed that people who used their smartphones to take pictures at a museum ironically remembered less of the paintings than the control group who relied on their eyes. Seems like we outsource the task of remembering to our phones too much

128 sats \ 2 replies \ @Coinsreporter 18 Feb

Just take a few almonds on a daily basis...

30 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei OP 18 Feb

I’m at the supermarket now. Roasted or baked almonds? Do you always consume a specific brand? Haha

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter 18 Feb

Roasted, not specific to the brand, try some organic ones mate...hhaha

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DiedOnTitan 18 Feb

The Art of Memory, by Frances Yates documented, among other things, his system for developing a prodigious memory. Considered the foundational text on this subject.