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 We will refer to the level cognitive load as follows:  
 `🧠`: fresh working memory, zero cognitive load  
 `🧠++`: two facts in our working memory, cognitive load increased  
-`🤯`: working memory overflow, more than 4 facts  
+`🤯`: cognitive overload, more than 4 facts  
 
 > Our brain is much more complex and unexplored, but we can go with this simplistic model.