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Why it works

memry7 takes two minutes a day. Here’s the science behind why those two minutes are worth it.

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Yesterday is already fading

We forget fastest in the first day or two after something happens. Going back to a memory soon after is what helps it stick.

The “forgetting curve”, first described by Hermann Ebbinghaus in 1885 and replicated by Murre & Dros, PLOS ONE, 2015.

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Recalling beats re-reading

Pulling a memory back out makes it stronger than simply looking at it again. In one classic study, practising recall more than doubled how much people remembered later.

Karpicke & Roediger, Journal of Memory and Language, 2007.

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You remember what you make

Things you put into your own words are remembered better than things you just read. That’s why memry7 asks you to write your moments yourself.

The “generation effect”. Slamecka & Graf, Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1978.

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We forget what we expect to look up

When people believed information was saved somewhere, they remembered it less well. memry7 asks you to reach for your own memory first, before you see the answers.

The “Google effect”. Sparrow, Liu & Wegner, Science, 2011.

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Active beats passive

Scrolling and watching ask very little of your brain. In one study, passive scrolling left people feeling worse, while active use didn’t. Creating, recalling and deciding keep your mind working, and an active mind is a healthy mind.

Verduyn et al., Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 2015.

How memry7 puts it together

Each day you write 7 moments from yesterday, in your own words. Then you recall the days before: 6 moments from two days ago, down to 1 from a week ago. Each recall reaches a little further back, while the memory is still there to find.

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memry7 is a game, not a medical treatment. If you’re worried about your memory, talk to a doctor.