Episode 5: Never Misplace Anything Again -- A Witlingo Primer

This Deep Dive provides a primer on "How Not to Misplace Things: A Multisensory, Embodied Memory," and offers a comprehensive guide to improving memory and preventing item misplacement by working with the brain's natural tendencies rather than against them. It explains that misplacing items is not a sign of carelessness but a side effect of a brain optimized for survival. The primer introduces ten strategies, emphasizing the importance of creating predictable habits, using salient visual and sensory cues, engaging multiple senses during placement, and exploiting context-dependent memory. It also suggests intentional disruption to make memories more vivid, setting "traps" for future attention, and leveraging social and verbal memory. Ultimately, the document advocates for building reliable systems and routines over solely relying on traditional memory, viewing memory as a function of habit, ritual, and environment.