I think it's far more important that you learn from the things you read and are able to apply those lessons in other contexts. As such, you might not even remember where you first read an idea or even that you read it at all!
I would be worried if you were regurgitating articles at your collocutors. Memorising things rote won't help you to provide relevant insights.
As I understand it, the brain stores memories by the repeated use of synaptic pathways. So don't be afraid to re-read texts and find related material - preparing your argument/ reading-around the topic is vital for making your case. You'll find it easier to recall useful insights from what you've read if you can identify pattern (e.g. by considering how new ideas might work in other contexts - particularly ones you're working on. I've read (somewhere) that it's easier to make sense of quantitative conclusions if you've got a qualitative explanation (or story).
Finally, don't worry about not having author-date-publisher citations to hand (unless you're studying!) - if you've integrated what you've learned into a consistent world view then you will be able to defend/ explain your ideas yourself. In other words: present the idea first, worry about credibile references later.
I would be worried if you were regurgitating articles at your collocutors. Memorising things rote won't help you to provide relevant insights.
As I understand it, the brain stores memories by the repeated use of synaptic pathways. So don't be afraid to re-read texts and find related material - preparing your argument/ reading-around the topic is vital for making your case. You'll find it easier to recall useful insights from what you've read if you can identify pattern (e.g. by considering how new ideas might work in other contexts - particularly ones you're working on. I've read (somewhere) that it's easier to make sense of quantitative conclusions if you've got a qualitative explanation (or story).
Finally, don't worry about not having author-date-publisher citations to hand (unless you're studying!) - if you've integrated what you've learned into a consistent world view then you will be able to defend/ explain your ideas yourself. In other words: present the idea first, worry about credibile references later.