[[Tim Kellogg]] perfectly summarizes what [[Cognition|cognition]] is: [^1] > An effective mind (human or machine) can’t and shouldn’t hold every detail in working memory – it must aggressively **filter, abstract, and encode** [[Information]], yet be ready to recover the right detail at the right time. ^tim-kellogg [^1]: https://timkellogg.me/blog/2025/06/15/compression