Name: How your "working memory" makes sense of the world
Uploaded: 2013-11-22T16:00:08Z
Duration: 9 min 15 s
Description: "Life comes at us very quickly, and what we need to do is take that amorphous flow of experience and somehow extract meaning from it." In this funny, enlightening talk, educational psychologist Peter Doolittle details the importance -- and limitations -- of your "working memory," that part of the brain that allows us to make sense of what's happening right now.

"Life comes at us very quickly, and what we need to do is take that amorphous flow of experience and somehow extract meaning from it." In this funny, enlightening talk, educational psychologist Peter Doolittle details the importance -- and limitations -- of your "working memory," that part of the brain that allows us to make sense of what's happening right now.

Peter Doolittle: How your "working memory" makes sense of the world

How your "working memory" makes sense of the world

Your 'working memory' navigates daily life, juggling tasks from holding onto fleeting thoughts to problem-solving on the go.

Harnessing working memory through strategies like immediate processing and elaborative thinking, we enhance learning and life engagement.

Navigating life's rapid pace requires refining our working memory to extract meaningful insights from everyday experiences.