This article was co-authored by Paul Chernyak, LPC. Paul Chernyak is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Chicago. He graduated from the American School of Professional Psychology in 2011.
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Everyone uses their memory every day. It helps with every kind of task, from the most basic ones, like brushing your teeth, to the most complex ones, such as job related activities. Short term and long term memory are influenced by different issues and therefore require different methods of improvement and evaluation. Short-term memory is where you temporarily store small bits of information for 15-30 seconds and long-term memory is where information that's been determined to have value is held permanently. [1] X Research source Since your memory is so integral to your daily life, you may need to evaluate both short-term and long-term from time to time to ensure that they are functioning at the highest level they can and to catch problems or deficiencies before they progress.