A Category is an additional descriptor for a Memory Item, lets say our memory item is Waldoe Webguy, well yes that's a name, but who is he, until we attach some additional descriptors to him he is nobody (unknown non-descript). We met him at a convention, he lives in Lexington, KY, and his hobby is archery, now he is no longer a nobody, we have put him into certain categories. This is exactly how your brain works, when you store a fact (memory item) in your brain you also store other subfacts (categories) of information about that first fact. The more subfacts you store the more likely you are to be able to recall the original fact (memory item). The idea behind this website is that if 5 years ago you knew all of this information about Waldoe Webguy and you stored it in your database, and at the present time you can remember only that you once were at the same convention, the computer will not forget the other facts you stored and will return the other three bits of information to you (Lexington KY, Archery, Waldoe Webguy). Once again I must caution you that the website is only as good as you make it, you must be willing to input the information on old Waldoe or he will be a figment of your memory and the computer's.
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