What You All Think About the Limits of Memory?

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I have a pretty good memory, but I hit my memorization limits this month. I was attempting to pass all eight Microsoft fundamentals certification exams before the end of this month. There was no way I was going to remember all of that terminology within such a short period of time. I had to rely upon my reasoning and test-taking skills. In other words, I used educated guesses to pass these exams.

Some people can memorize facts, but they can't apply them. Some people need to rely upon memorization for every scenario because they lack problem-solving skills, but there's not always a previously known solution for every situation. I was getting worried about the Data Fundamentals exam because so many people on Reddit had to take it multiple times, and they spent days and weeks studying. I only gave myself a few hours to study. Their problem was that they were trying to memorize all of the data terminology and functions of applications in Microsoft 365 and Azure. When they were asked scenario-based questions that required them to recommend a solution, they were stuck.

In terms of memorizing for tests, some have heard of Ebbinghaus’ Forgetting Curve. 

https://www.growthengineering.co.uk/what...ing-curve/

To fight the forgetting curve, one can use various mnemonics techniques.

I started Calculus in April 2022 but failed the first exam. I stopped and didn't start again till December of 2022. But by then, I had forgotten everything I learned and had to start from scratch.

For most classes I took, I started and finished them within 2 weeks to avoid having to relearn a bunch of stuff by the time I took the final.