system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
If I forget something in my short-term memory, will it ever come back to me in my long-term memory or is it gone forever?

For example, if I meet a guy who tells me he lives in *x* city, but a few days later I can't remember what city he lives in, will that information ever come back to me without me actively trying to recall it?
gpt
Short term memory is normally described as seconds. So if you forgot sonething after a few days thats yiur long term memory failing you.

And yes, your long term memory might recall something later that you thought you forgot.

Interestingly, and maybe helpfully. If you ever need to commit something to ltm you can repeat it aloud to yourself for 10 seconds. That should store it.