A6.21
External memory and cognitive offloading
Cards in this group · 4
- A6.21.1When information is known to be retrievable on demand, people invest less internal memory in it
- A6.21.2Cognitive offloading reduces memory burden but also reduces deep processing of the information
- A6.21.3The reliability and availability of the external memory tool itself determines whether an offloading strategy is safe
- A6.21.4Interfaces should allow offloading before a critical action rather than requiring state to be held internally throughout