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What is Cognitive Load?
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When you know the answer to the question: why do we remember some things but not others? You can apply those principles to learn faster and more effectively. Understanding cognitive load will help you simplify ideas, optimize learning, retain memories, and increase productivity.
Cognitive load refers to the amount of mental effort being used in working memory at a particular point in time. This is crucial because not all information being processed in working memory ends up being stored in long term memory.
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