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Retention

A graph of "Information retained" versus "Time in presentation". The first (solid) curve is an increasing linear function (What you hope for). The second (dashed) increases at early times, but then goes down as time goes on (What happens).

Two reasons: working memory overload and fatigue. It’s a fantasy to imagine that my audience will immediately soak up everything I share.

Published on March 22nd , 2025 by Jeremy

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