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...and you may not be able to do a handstand. But if you learn the technique you can easily within a few weeks or less. Memory is no different. Learn the techniques recall and you will be able to remember more.

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Do you have any evidences that this applies to short term working memory? That's what the article is about. The limit seems to be 3-7, and it's not clear that's malleable.

Well if I'm sober from a mental perspective, I can reverse >=11 digits if heard with a speed of 1~2 Hz.

Are you chunking them?

I don't really have a good sense of what that speed implies mind you.

I guess they meant 1 to 2 numbers said out loud per second

You are correct, and I can neither confirm nor deny your parents question, as I've been out of (mental) shape due to the time of day. I don't think I did, las time i tried.

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