The Waiting Algorithim

So you go to an interview and you want to send follow ups after because you really like the place and they told you to stay in touch. But. You don't want to bug them too much and spam them everyday. But. You don't want to wait too long and let them forget you.

What if, we understood how long someone can hold a particular memory like meeting someone? I'm sure there is an average. Then you go in and add points if you think you made a particularly strong impression or didn't talk as much as you'd like and so on. That's a really simple way of building this thing. But as we add more of those "what if's" we can get a clearer picture of that sweet spot between when they'd forget and when they still remember you.

Wouldn't that be easy?