in one's head

idiom

: without needing to write anything down : mentally

She did some quick calculations in her head.

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There are a number of ways to help get rid of the bastards once they are stuck in one's head, but what if there were a way to avoid earworms altogether? —

Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2015

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