– 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

One is long term memory, and the other is working memory.

Working memory is flushed unconsciously, meaning you don’t know when it’s being erased and replaced with something new. Whatever you pay attention to dictates the contents of your working memory. As the innkeeper in Bree constantly reminds everyone, “One thing pushes another out”.

You forget to take the teabag out of the tea because other things filled your working memory.

You should set a timer for the tea. Over-brewed tea is nasty.