1. Memorization is discipline for the mind, trains focus and industriousness. 2. You can’t always “Google it.” You must be able to think, speak, write spontaneously. And know what to look for/remember. — 3. Memorization creates the repertoire of what we think about. To be an expert requires knowledge you acquired. 4. We think and understand with the ideas held in working memory, which can only be accessed at high speed from the brain’s stored memory. 5. The more you remember, the more you can learn.