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Re:Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that... by ydnaclementine on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @10:32AM (#17293574)
If someone wants to do this but a little more productive (imo), get anki (or similar flash card app) on your phone and memorize words in a foreign language that interests you
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Re:Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that... by oregontechninja on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @10:43AM (#17293682)
Flashcards are nowhere near the same thing, or as useful.

I'm talking about cultivating your memory like a muscle. That way, when it comes time to use it, you actually can.

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Re:Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that... by vinylkey on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @12:21PM (#17294793)
Do you find a correlation with being able to memorize a deck of cards with having a better memory with day-to-day stuff?
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