Experiment
Be Otto for a Minute
You're going to do the same small task twice, in two different ways. Don't overthink it, just go through both and see what happens.
In both tasks, you'll be given an address, then a short distraction, then asked for the address back. Ready?
Task 1
Memorize this address. You'll need it in a moment.
214 Larch Avenue, Apt 9
Quick distraction
Task 1
What was the address?
Task 2
This time, don't bother memorizing it. Just write it in your notebook below, exactly as you'd want to find it later.
88 Wrenfield Court, Unit 3
Quick distraction
Task 2
You need that address again. What do you do?
Your notebook says:
Did retrieving the second address from your notebook feel different from remembering the first one, or did it feel like basically the same operation, just looking something up instead of hunting for it in your head?
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