Memorizing

I got bad result on my midterm. I started wondering whether the examination system in the university is all about memorizing and memorizing. Isn't it true that human civilization has prosper because human has put knowledge into paper and pass this knowledge to the next generation without having to relearn everything from stratch?

But, on the other hand, after memorizing the material I have studied, I have begin to feel that memorizing can improve understanding. The word have been drilled into your head and you are able to recall the definition of certain term instantly. You can start to explain to your friends and colleagues about things you don't even understand. But slow, you get the knack of the term and fully understand it.

Well, I guess this is the maximum power of memorizing. It doesn't work in real life as I think in real life , you need to have a very creative, innovative mind to create value for the customer. This is the only way to survive in this capitalistic society. Memory is important, it serves like a data storage for the brain, if you have a fast and efficient brain but poor memory, you will not be able to think that well also. Why? Because you do not have the necessary data to manipulate in your brain. We human do not always create data out of nothing, we commonly manipulate data by adding, deducting, or changing the features of existing data to be creative and innovative.

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