What We Remember

Image by teclasorg via FlickrFlanagan argues that we remember:


• 20% of what we read

• 30% of what we hear

• 40% of what we see

• 50% of what we say

• 60% of what we do

• 90% of what we read, hear, see, say and do

K Flanagan (1997), Maximum Points, Minimum Panic: The Essential Guide To Surviving Exams, 2nd edn. Dublin: Marino.