This article discusses how chunking works, along with examples, uses, and techniques.
How Chunking Works
Separating disparate individual elements into larger blocks makes them easier to recall.
This is mainly because of how limited ourshort-term memorycan be.
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As Steve Jobs once famously suggested, “Creativity is just connecting things.”
Examples of Chunking
You’re probably already using chunking in your daily life.
Entities such as businesses and institutions use chunking to help organize vast amounts of data, too.
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He devoted an hour a day, approximately four days a week to this task.
As you become better at remembering larger chunks of information, challenge yourself to remember even more.
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