[HN Gopher] New theory proposes 'forgetting' is a form of learning
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       New theory proposes 'forgetting' is a form of learning
        
       Author : laurex
       Score  : 12 points
       Date   : 2022-01-14 21:06 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | hypertele-Xii wrote:
       | The heaviest alcohol drinkers in my society are university
       | students. Seems like a correlation.
        
         | loceng wrote:
         | May be important to note that "hyper indoctrination" vs.
         | memorizing too much at once leads to rigidity or inefficiency
         | and recall - and so breaking down those walls a bit may allow
         | info to be more easily accessed; e.g. alcohol makes someone
         | "looser" - their stable pathways for memorization that have
         | been developed over an open mind (neural network) vs. critical
         | thinking development [where there aren't lists to memorize but
         | you're exposed instead to concepts, patterns, and frameworks -
         | and naturally you remember automatically because there's enough
         | interest when you're reading it (and strength of importance
         | derived from the underlying interconnectivity/passion, vs.
         | forcing yourself to memorize because it's on a test).
        
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