What You All Think About the Limits of Memory?

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When I take a test, I think of my task as "loading up the ark" to try to cram as much information as quickly as possible before I forget. I go through a process of understanding the concepts, distilling information into notes, then memorizing my notes, cross-referencing with other peoples' notes, taking practice exams, and then taking the final as quickly as possible. Depending on the complexity and amount of information, I may skip one or more of the steps. For example, with Sophia or Study.com courses, I'll block off 4-5 hours of time to complete the entire course and immediately take the final so that all the information is still fresh, whereas with a more complex IT cert, I'll definitely complete all the steps, maybe over the course of a week.