The more distinctive the cue, the more likely it is to trigger recall. Prompting people to form cue-based plans is particularly useful when they are unlikely to have already formed plans and when forgetting is a make-or-break affair (as is the case with voting on Election Day). Planning also has other benefits: It helps you break your goals into bite-size chunks, relieves you of the need to think about what you’ll do in the moment, and acts like a pledge to yourself, thereby increasing your commitment to your goal. If you form too many cue-based plans at once, you may be discouraged and your
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