"One of the things we know about the brain and memory is that 'use it or lose it' absolutely applies," she tells CNBC Make It.
"If you tend to always rely on Google to remember a particular fact, for example, and don't 'use' your brain to remember it, your brain gets very good at not remembering it."
If you tend to always rely on Google to remember a particular fact ... your brain gets very good at not remembering it.
Here are three simple steps you can take to wean yourself of Google and improve your recall.
"Even if this doesn't work at first, and you end up having to Google it anyway, you will slowly strengthen your memory pathways and improve your recall," she says.
Persons:
I've, Cynthia Borja, Borja, It's, Bill Gates
Organizations:
CNBC, Google
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