ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

We Remember Foundation

Imagine you are building a tower with blocks. Before you start stacking the blocks on top of each other, you need to put a strong and stable base or foundation. The foundation is like the ground that you build your tower on. It needs to be sturdy and well-built so that your tower doesn't fall over.

Similarly, when we talk about remembering something, we need to have a strong foundation or base of knowledge to build on.

Let's say you want to remember the names of different animals. If you just start memorizing the names randomly, it might be confusing and difficult to remember them all. But if you first group the animals into different categories like land animals, sea animals, and flying animals, and then memorize the names within each category, it becomes easier to remember them. This categorization is like building a foundation of knowledge that helps organize the information in your brain.

So, whenever you want to remember something, try to create a foundation of understanding by organizing the information in a logical way. This will make it easier to remember and recall the information later on.