Writing and Remembering: Why We Remember What We Write
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There are many times that I’ve written out a list of eight or ten grocery items I need to pick up. Then, when I’m at the store, I’ve not taken the list out of my pocket, yet have remembered every item on the list.
There’s a real connection between writing and memory. Dustin Wax has researched the topic and posted some of his findings: Writing and Remembering: Why We Remember What We Write – lifehack.org.
When we take notes, though, something happens. As we’re writing, we create spatial relations between the various bits of information we are recording. Spatial tasks are handled by another part of the brain, and the act of linking the verbal information with the spatial relationship seems to filter out the less relevant or important information.
Writing it down is the number one trick in my post, 10 Tricks to Help You Remember.
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