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May 27, 2001AssociationOn the subject of associative indexing: I think this connects closely with the recoding of chunks (see "Magical Number Seven" below) and the effectiveness of memory palaces as described by Yates. In "As We May Think" (1945), Vannevar Bush wrote: "The human mind ... operates by association. With one item in its grasp, it snaps instantly to the next that is suggested by the association of thoughts, in accordance with some intricate web of trails carried by the cells of the brain. ... [T]rails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory." The more effective humans are in their ability to index information by association, the more they are able to learn and discover. That is my assumption. Comments
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