Recently, a colleague and I were lamenting the process of growing older and the inevitable increasing difficulty of remembering things we want to remember. That becomes particularly annoying when you ...

Did you know that within one hour, a person forgets nearly half of what they learn? And that within 24 hours, almost two-thirds of previously learned information is forgotten? Hermann Ebbinghaus was ...

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In the late 19 th century, Hermann Ebbinghaus conducted a pioneering experiment on himself, tracking how well he could memorize nonsense syllables. Based on the results, Ebbinghaus developed what he ...

If you’ve been in sales readiness or corporate learning for any significant time, you’re no doubt familiar with the “forgetting curve.” The forgetting curve emphasizes that without immediate and ...

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Human memory is notoriously unreliable — even when you think you’ve got the details right, it can still fail you when you need it most. We rely on both our short-term/ working memory and long-term ...

Source: Dennis Irorere/Unsplash You finish a fascinating podcast, read an insightful article, or attend a powerful training session. You’re intrigued and nod along in agreement. It clicks. You’re ...

Hermann Ebbinghaus isn’t exactly a household name. But it should be. Ebbinghaus’s research explains why “out of sight, out of mind” is a truism. He did pioneering research in the field of memory in ...

Human memory is notoriously unreliable — even when you think you’ve got the details right, it can still fail you when you need it most. We rely on both our short-term/ working memory and long-term ...