Do you still memorize stuff? - Poll Mondays

Is this a poll or another old man rant at them youngsters and their AIs?

You know a fact that scared me recently? Most of Gen Z that I know can't say all the months of the year by head in sequence. And why would they? They grew up with calendars in their pockets, so it's not needed.

Smartphones only really came around when I started college. And before that I used to memorize street names and phone numbers of the closest people to me. Now I barelly remember my wife's number and can't mention by head any full adress that's not my own.

But having information readly avaiable in our heads is an essential part of our intelligence and also our ability to speak well. And I believe we do need to train our memories like a muscle. Otherwise we will be less capable of doing anything without the assistance of technology. And I know that many would say "why would you?", we will soon have chips at our brains, to access anything instantly. Our own personal Jarvis.

Anyway this is a deep discussion that can go on for hours and I don't want to turn this into another long rant.

I barelly memorize anything and can't do anything without my notes and devices

I memorize only the basic stuff regarding my own routine, work life and needed qualifications

I memorize data regarding my close ones

I still try to memorize an vast group of information that don't make me relly too much on my devices

Other (explain in comments)

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Do you still memorize stuff? - Poll Mondays