Why do we never lose certain skills we have learned, even if we haven’t practiced them for a long time. like for example riding a bicycle, and we lose some, like a new language we learned 10 years ago but can’t remember anything about it now?

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Why do we never lose certain skills we have learned, even if we haven’t practiced them for a long time. like for example riding a bicycle, and we lose some, like a new language we learned 10 years ago but can’t remember anything about it now?

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Answer 1

Have you ever tried riding a bike after a long time?

I remember getting on one for the first time after just over a decade and I’ll tell you now it wasn’t just like riding a bike.

I picked it back up fairly quickly but I think it’s the same for any skill we haven’t done in a while.