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Why remembering is important
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Struggle with remembering
- Saves us from inconsequential info
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Constructive uses
- Deconstructing & critiquing over time
- Apply in real situations to see if it's good
- Mix up with other thinking
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Memory Decay
- After 1 day, we recall 20% or less
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Collective & Personal Issues result in decay
- Waste of time
- Makes us feel stupid
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Power of review
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Review material at strategic points
- Just after event
- 24 hrs after
- 1 week after
- 1 month after
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Fully engage in the material
- Deconstruct/reconstruct
- Critique and expansion
- Synthesize with other material
- Do stuff with it
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Ordered creative process
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Mind-mapping
- Summarizing key-word focused
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Reviews detailed
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Post event review
- Original map
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24 hour review
- Critique
- Expand thinking
- Test it out
- Make links with connections we see
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1 week review
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Challenge
- Glance at thumbnail
- Point is to retrieve
- Review original
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1 month review
- Repeat challenge
- Summarize, condense & summarize again