id: 1282,2C
title: Long term memory helps with focus.
date: 2021-03-21

Long term memory helps with focus.

When concepts are embedded in long term memory, the PFC does not need to waste attention managing them because it can just pull them up when they are needed.rR1

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    David Rock, Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long, 1st ed (New York: Harper Business, 2009). (See notes.)