The Battle of Hastings, Managing Your Memory Gaps

"If you remember nothing else, don't forget that 1066 was the last successful invasion of England." Mr. Tucker repeated this several times over the course of my high school's European history class. Of course, we were expected to remember more, there was a final after all. His suggestion, though, emphasized the notion that the expectation of what you remember offhand shrinks radically the further you get from when you first hear and learn something. I still remember 1066 was the year in which the Battle of Hastings occurred, but while I aced my European history final, I do have to look up when Charlemagne ruled, or where the anti-pope resided during the Great Schism.

As I work in MerusCase throughout the day, I don't have Mr. Tucker standing behind me, emphasizing what he thinks is important to remember, so I naturally rely on the calendar and task features in Merus so that the Charlemagnes and Great Schisms of my day-to-day work schedule don't fall through the cracks.