Stop introducing yourself every single time.
Turn on memory and Lexi keeps what she learns about you, so the tenth conversation starts where the ninth finished.
Context that survives the session
Without memory, every conversation opens with the same throat-clearing. What you do, what you are working on, what you already told it last week. The model is not being difficult, it simply has no yesterday.
With memory on, Lexi carries the details forward. Her answers get more specific to your situation over time instead of resetting to a stranger’s.
Continuity of character, not just of facts
Memory matters more with a model that has a fixed point of view. Lexi already argues the same line week to week, and memory means she is arguing it with someone she knows. That combination is what makes a long conversation feel like a continuing one rather than a series of first meetings.
You can see it and change it
Memory is off until you turn it on, and what she keeps is visible to you. You can read it, ask Lexi to correct it, or delete it. Nothing is remembered that you cannot look at.
Or turn it off entirely
Temporary chats are not saved to your history at all. Use one when you want a conversation that leaves nothing behind, without giving up memory on everything else.