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Re:The Overflowing Brain: Information Overload and the Limit... by coldtea on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @04:59PM (#36607018)
>People decide what they want to memorize.

Not exactly the case when you have ADHD.

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Re:The Overflowing Brain: Information Overload and the Limit... by bmoxb on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @05:28PM (#36607406)
I wouldn't say it's true in general. You can certainly choose what to put active effort into learning/revising, but memorisation isn't really something we have direct, conscious control over.
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Re:The Overflowing Brain: Information Overload and the Limit... by anthk on Thursday July 06, 2023 @05:15AM (#36613268)
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