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torstenvl · 2021-12-14 · Original thread
Most people can see things in their mind that they don't consciously remember as discrete facts. For example, many people have a visual and motor memory of things like passcodes, but do not consciously and discretely remember the digits. A fun example from my own life: when I was a child, during a spelling test, I couldn't remember where to put the "h" in "ghost" until I called to mind the cover of this book:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0448405776

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