Why do some things “stick” in your mind, but not others?

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For example, how is it that you can remember some fleeting and unimportant experiences in vivid detail- like a place you visited or a short conversation from years before- but you can study information for a test for hours and hours, and forget it the next day?

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Don’t take me as an authority as I’m not qualified but here’s what I think based on what I’ve read. You remember what you use (thinking about something is a form of using it) so you probably thought about that conversation for some reason. You probably would remember something if you studied for hours, but you’re not going to remember everything. Imagine remembering a 2 hour conversation about technical things, you wouldn’t. If you use what you study you will remember it bette r

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