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Never memorize something that you can look up.
"Never memorize something that you can look up."— Albert Einstein
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Meaning of this quote
Useful information can be stored externally so attention is available for understanding and reasoning. The advice is not a rejection of all memorization.
Key takeaway:
Decide what you need to know readily and what you can reliably retrieve.
Origin of the quote
Modern wording connected to anecdotes about Einstein’s approach to facts.
Who actually said this?
Commonly attributedQuote Investigator documents related reported comments but finds that they do not closely match the modern maxim. The posted form is not authenticated.
