Re: Outlining and Fuzzy Thinking

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Posted by nubuckaroo
2000-12-12 08:41:23

I found this article in New Scientist, to be related to the discussion topic.

The article points out “that there is limited space in what researchers call ‘working memory’: the low-capacity, short-term memory that supports language, arithmetic and reasoning. When we draw our mental models of a situation our working memory runs out of space very quickly. So, to save time, space and effort, we leave vital information off the “drawings”. The pictures are all there, but the labels—like “this picture is only true if the other picture is false”—can go missing.”

It’s a fascinating article, but it points out the value of thinking aids like outliners and brain mappers, to augment working memory.

Synchronicity.

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