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Why childhood memories stick while adult learning fades

I can remember every Pokemon from 1998 but cannot retain anything I read about philosophy or spirituality no matter how hard I try

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Early neural pathways formed through play and wonder resist the effortful approaches typically used for serious study.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Memory and retention across cultures?”

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