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Top read of 2008: Modern myths of learning: You only remember 10% of what you read

CRM calamityBest General Feature 2008

You only remember 10% of what you read...don't you? Hot on the heels of Martin Shovel's expose of the Mehrabian misunderstanding, Donald Taylor sweeps away another myth.


There's an old maxim in training:

You remember 10% of what you read
You remember 20% of what you hear
You remember 30% of what you see
You remember 90% of what you do

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