Originally posted by: bobsmith1492
Google is already my second brain. I don't have to remember details, just the proper search terms. Is this a form of laziness, I wonder? Or does it give vital insight into the way our brains work and remember information?
For example, one way to remember something is to link it to something else. I.E., to remember someone's name, link it to something outrageous about them.
It seems human memory is all about the connections between details. Now, if the connection web has a link to an outside source like Google/the Internet, its capacity could be greatly increased since all the details don't have to be saved - just the method of retrieving them.
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