Definitely a point there: some things are meant to not end, and it's not that we need an end for them either: we can continue rather gracefully too. An excellent examples is group texts: I rarely end group texts with goodbyes, we just leave it there and continue the next without skipping much of a beat. Other times we just move on to the other topic and internally acknowledge it all. The other day I was testing a chatbot I created with GPT and one thing that stuck out was how much the AI said "goodbye"! It became so bad that i even requested it to stop saying goodbyes at one point (spoiler alert: it didn't). The thing is sometimes endings feel forced - that's what you want to avoid. You want it all to either come to a graceful end or just gracefully exist

Yup, definitely agree with the Notion point. Leidy Klotz covers this in "Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less": we humans are programmed to prefer adding rather than subtracting, even when subtracting is better. If someone hints us that subtracting is better, though, then we end up choosing the more efficient option. We can see this in maths: addition feels much more intuitive then subtraction!

Wow, that was brilliantly written! Indeed, they are both hints as in a safety measure and as in a weakness. I think the important distinction in the point your classmate made is this: scientists don't remember every single thing in their field! They refer to other people's research papers and studies for information. Unfortunately, exams require you to know everything beforehand and write it down in a short time frame. In that case, using these mnemonics might not be a choice for some; it'd be a necessity. On a side note: How do people not misplace the lion/zebra/monkey/cat in the reactivity series one, messing up the order means you pretty much lose the entire thing

Shaurya Agrawal This is why I am in favor of decentralization in education. Right now as it stands, the system is actually kind-of broken. CBSE gives circulars and schools just implement them. There is little creativity and/or freedom given to the students. I know this is not as easy as it sounds but it would do wonders

My history teacher once mockingly asked me and my class that surely we guys couldn't be much busier than the President of the US right? Well, it sure is an interesting topic to research about. Definitely, especially considering that such leaders and celebrities often have PAs and other people handling a share of their work!