Did you know that your working memory comes in even smaller than that tiny short-term memory? Why does size matter? Well, for one thing… it’s your mental capacity to hold immediate facts while you noodle them to solve a problem at work. You need those facts at your fingertips and Wikipedia working memory show its advantages. 
More recent studies of working memory contrasted short term memory - which generally holds 7 bits, or 4 items of information. Working memory … on the other hand, holds one item only at a time. Do you see the disadvantages that come from the small size of a person’s working memory? It’s sometimes blamed for focus problems, and at times… even for ADHD.
Check out research by Sadie Dingfelder at Monitor on Psychology to see how you can improve your working memory and increase your focus at work, regardless of problems you’ve had with focus in the past…. What do you think…?
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