You only need the initial seed to restore the full state, provided you can reason your way from there. If you haven't applied yourself to problem solving, then perhaps you might need to memorize the full state.
replyExecuting on meaningful knowledge work also might require many different paths, depending on the context and the environment. To me it's more about the method of inquiry and how you begin than it is the specific content. Sure, more individual facts help to guide that inquiry, but at any given moment you're only truly going to be able to recall a subset of those.
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