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Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by ilyt on Monday January 30, 2023 @12:12PM (#34582909)
The problem is that someone else does it. If I put a thing away and find a spot for it I will remember. But if someone else without my hierarchy for stuff does it it will inevitably land in a place I will not even think to search in the first place.
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Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by uoaei on Monday January 30, 2023 @01:20PM (#34584064)
Exactly. I'm already busy keeping the means and motivations of my completing a task in working memory, adding more cognitive load increases the chance that I get derailed and have to gather myself again.
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