Did you know that the Library of Alexandria was the ancient world’s largest and most significant library, rumoured to contain half a million papyrus scrolls, including works by Plato, Aristotle, and Homer? Did you know that the British Library is the largest library in the world today, with over 170 million items, including around 25 million books? That’s a lot of books! This impressive feat speaks a lot about the importance and dedication to preserving and sharing knowledge.
But let’s be real, will you remember these facts in ten minutes? What about a year? Simply knowing facts does not guarantee that they will be retained in your long-term memory. Our minds constantly process information and store it in short-term memory, but transferring it to long-term memory requires repetition and reinforcement. As such, it is unlikely that you will remember these facts without revisiting them multiple times.