Ya'ir explained that short-cuts are not necessarily better than long roads.

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Because his long-term memory is better than his short-term memory, Bordisso moved back to his childhood home in Sacramento, California.

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So as frustrating as it may be for the college grad or the MBA, the fact of the matter is you are still going to be much better off than if you didn't have that education short term as well as long term.

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