# Do we remember only 3% of our lives? \[discussion of memory and the "factoid"\]

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**Created:** [December 23, 2024, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-remember-only-3-of-our-lives-discussion-of-memory-and-the-factoid/1012061 "2024-12-23T13:26:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Danger\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6de8d8/32.png) [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-remember-only-3-of-our-lives-discussion-of-memory-and-the-factoid/1012061/2 "2024-12-21T18:30:38Z")

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It’s just impossible to quanity. If they mean what I’m thinking from second to second it is way way less that 3%.

On the other hand, I can summarize pretty well (I think), and I am sure that a lot of things have _not_ happened in a period of time, so it’s not like it’s entirely gone from memory either.

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