I don't rely on computers to remember facts, but I do rely on them to track dates and times. I've always been bad at remembering important dates and keeping track of time, even before computer use and smart phones became ubiquitous. More than once I've forgotten my own birthday unless someone reminds me.
I do rely on my phone for phone numbers although I do know work, my parents and my husbands by heart. I also use my phone for my calendar and that's where I can see this study in my own life. I will put something in and then at some point in the future remember it's there and go check to see when exactly it is. I will also forget something until a reminder pops up. I'm just not so sure this is that new as my mother always had a pocketbook calendar when we were little that she would check frequently.
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