Born to Forget: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Information Overload
Originally presented August 10, 2011 as part of Trends in Library Training and Learning.
The brain is a complex, powerful machine; yet for all its computational horsepower, the process of committing anything to memory is nearly miraculous. Our brains are designed to forget, but we rely on memory--the building block of cognition--to survive and thrive in our lives and careers. Join Jay Turner, Director of Continuing Education at Georgia Public Library Service, for a no-holds-barred road trip through the latest findings in neurological research and brain-based learning theory. Explore how memories are formed, why we forget, and practical solutions to help employee training stick in the age of information overload.
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Related Resources:
- The Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory
- "100 Trillion Connections," Carl Zimmer, Scientific American; Jan2011, Vol. 304 Issue 1, p58-63.
- "Human memory strength is predicted by theta-frequency phase-locking of single neurons," Ueli Rutishauser, Ian B Ross, Adam N Mamelak, Erin M Schuman. Nature. London: Apr 8, 2010. Vol. 464, Iss. 7290; pg. 903
- "The Limits of Intelligence," Douglas Fox, Scientific American; Jul2011, Vol. 305 Issue 1, p36-43
- "Boosting Performance Through Self-Efficacy," Golnaz Sadri. T + D. Alexandria: Jun 2011. Vol. 65, Iss. 6; pg. 30
- "Deeper mindfulness for better work performance," Graham Williams. Civil Engineering : Magazine of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering. Yeoville: Jan/Feb 2011. Vol. 19, Iss. 1; pg. 8
- "Allocation of effort as a function of payoffs for individual tasks in a multitasking environment," Dongyuan Debbie Wang, Robert W Proctor, David F Pick. Behavior Research Methods. Austin: Aug 2009. Vol. 41, Iss. 3; pg. 705
- "Memory Fix: Turn Up the Pressure." Thomas Crook, Prevention 60.10 (2008): 126.
Questions for discussion:
- How do you transition important information from your short-term to long-term memory so that you won’t forget it?
- How do you offload unimportant but memory-hogging information from your brain?
