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In reply to the discussion: Older adults can blame 'clutter' for difficulties with memory [View all]slightlv
(2,800 posts)my memory seems to work better when my actual environment isn't cluttered. Does this relate to the article? Is there something in those of us who order their environment such that "every thing has a place, and every thing in it's place" (as much as possible) have a more accessible memory index? One only has to spend a day in my house to see the rule in action around here. Clutter and mess follow my hubby everywhere and he can't remember where his coffee cup is from one moment to the next. I try very hard to keep my areas cleaned of clutter and still forget... tho not nearly as much nor as often as hubby. I'm always much less frustrated on a day to day basis - because, I think, I'm less surrounded by clutter and have more room to move without knocking stuff off desks, etc.
I can see in this a comparable situation to what the author is saying in the article. The less crowded and cluttered one's mind, the more accessible the information stored. YMMV, of course....