– how come we can remember lyrics of songs heard 10, maybe 20 years ago but we forget to remove the tea bag from the cup ?

Question

– how come we can remember lyrics of songs heard 10, maybe 20 years ago but we forget to remove the tea bag from the cup ?

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Answer 1

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you remember how you felt and the music because your mind remembers the connection between the two being somewhat important.

you didn’t remember the tea bag because there’s probably nothing important about that one vs all the other ones you have dealt with at least until it hits your lips.