Don’t you think forgetting is actually a kind of reward for us as human beings?
There’s a very rare condition called Hyperthymesia (HSAM), where people can vividly recall almost every day of their lives in precise detail, including personal events, dates, and even the most mundane moments.
But from what I’ve read, many people with this condition don’t experience it as a gift. They often struggle, because they can’t let go of painful memories. Their past is always present.
It makes me wonder if forgetting isn’t a flaw, but something protective.
If the whole of humans had that ability I think it would be interesting.
Something your comment prompted.. Pain is felt in the body, based on our opinion of the story/memory.
Change the meaning of the experience and it's felt differently in the body.
The other side is pain still living in the body, while surpressing the story consciously or unconsciously.
At least a person who cant forget could immediately source the experience with precision, creating space from the story by writing it down, reading it out and breathing through it.
The meaning of a memory can be changed and feel different in the present.
Forgetting also works as a way to rejects what no longer resonates and create space to invite new or more useful information.
Appreciate your comment and bringing interesting info that I had not looked into before.
I've got a decent memory however nowhere close to that level, it would be interesting to experience for a day.
That's a cool insight. Your comment inspired this thought for me.
When I think of learning from a practical lens, it's same conditions different behaviour.
Learning without implementation is consumptive, and keeps us in the same cycles.
Nothing changed, thus nothing was learned.
So how do we work with our brains, rather than against them to pivot change overnight?
From what I observe, we've been taught "what" to think rather than "how" to think.
If we are running in the same stories we tell ourselves about ourselves, our behaviour is going to line up who we 'believe" we are.
So if someone has the story that they are "incapable of change", they will resist giving themselves permission to do embody the behaviours they sincerely want to do.
Conflict between ourselves and our brain.
Because at the end of the day, if someone doesn't say it's okay for them to do what they want, to live a life they desire - it doesn't matter how many people support them and how capable they could be.
Working with our brain to create clarity on our own path sounds complimentary to me.
I very much appreciate your comment Krits. Prompted some reflection and insight.
Learning is change of behaviour which comes from thinking(not just consuming) which is basically testing/retrieving thoughts in mind. Reading is a great medium to deploy this pipeline.
this feels so enlightening, but tough to do at the same time, like its difficult to cross that threshold. but this is why it makes all the more sense to me.
When I read it I noticed the sensation in my diaphragm, right below the ribcage.
The reflection your comment prompted for me..
It's difficult to make the decision to walk through the door to make our way to who we want to be.
Once a sincere decision to change is made, we are ready to challenge our threshold and explore our potential to get to where we want to go--the difficulty washes away.
We get where we want as a side-effect of becoming the person it takes to get it.
To make the decision to move forward kills off who we believe we are, and that's damn tough.
Thinking about who I have become and who I want to become has been at the forefront of my mind recently.
I have been making stellar progress, however knowing exactly who I want to be can seem daunting.
I have since reframed that fear into inspiration and ambition.
Very much appreciate you writing this comment and sharing your thoughts.
hello, just want to share my opinion about this matter.
you can't retrieve what you have not read but you can connect unread material to something you already know.
and as i goes on to think about the difference between study and reading, i noticed that the line separating them is almost thin. like in studying, this is where we apply what we already know. reading fills our mind or intake of information. the process and integration that comes after reading, is studying.
feel free to correct me, i'm still learning about it too.
Hey Guys, I might be wrong here, and would absolutely love to be corrected if I am. I believe there are differences between reading and studying and I think Studying leans more towards what Craig has talked about. It is more present, slower and denser. It might also mean to acquire information with the aim of applying it.
I would like to say studying is more of reading to think like we have just learnt, rather than reading alone. You can't study without reading but you can ready without studying. Thank you.
I'm curious to know about your, and others', opinions on writing notes. You mentioned practicing active recall, which requires you to use your brain not the passages or your notes. Of course, in order to improve memory you must practice using said memory but where does taking notes fit into this? Are we doing ourselves a disservice by relying on our notes?
I personally believe in taking notes as a form of expanding your knowledge but I'm curious to hear what others have to say.
The way you called me out lol! This explains A LOT for me, I read certain IMPORTANT material and I remember the overall lesson or chapter but forget key points or the main thing I needed to understand and know l the fluff, or feeling confused on HOW to remember. This is a whole new system I'm looking forward to trying out💎💎It's really these phones fr😭☝🏾
This lines up often with the process I outlined for myself over the last 7 or 8 years of self-study. I think Goodhart's Law is a good description of what a ton who attempt this path fall into : "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure". Page count doesn't mean anything. Now if the ratio of content consumed vs content generated (pages read vs pages of notes made, for example), is closer to 1 : 1, you're doing better. I ended up finding a channel for my obsessive buying of stationery, and it gives you more to talk about.
A little bit off topic:
Don’t you think forgetting is actually a kind of reward for us as human beings?
There’s a very rare condition called Hyperthymesia (HSAM), where people can vividly recall almost every day of their lives in precise detail, including personal events, dates, and even the most mundane moments.
But from what I’ve read, many people with this condition don’t experience it as a gift. They often struggle, because they can’t let go of painful memories. Their past is always present.
It makes me wonder if forgetting isn’t a flaw, but something protective.
XIan, I really dig that view.
I personally agree with forgetting being a gift.
If the whole of humans had that ability I think it would be interesting.
Something your comment prompted.. Pain is felt in the body, based on our opinion of the story/memory.
Change the meaning of the experience and it's felt differently in the body.
The other side is pain still living in the body, while surpressing the story consciously or unconsciously.
At least a person who cant forget could immediately source the experience with precision, creating space from the story by writing it down, reading it out and breathing through it.
The meaning of a memory can be changed and feel different in the present.
Forgetting also works as a way to rejects what no longer resonates and create space to invite new or more useful information.
Appreciate your comment and bringing interesting info that I had not looked into before.
I've got a decent memory however nowhere close to that level, it would be interesting to experience for a day.
I would write down so much.
Hey Kyle, thank you for the reply. I really appreciate it. I am glad that you find my comment useful. Thank you! 😊
Got a reality check, reading and learning and actually using our brain to complement is a different thingg
That's a cool insight. Your comment inspired this thought for me.
When I think of learning from a practical lens, it's same conditions different behaviour.
Learning without implementation is consumptive, and keeps us in the same cycles.
Nothing changed, thus nothing was learned.
So how do we work with our brains, rather than against them to pivot change overnight?
From what I observe, we've been taught "what" to think rather than "how" to think.
If we are running in the same stories we tell ourselves about ourselves, our behaviour is going to line up who we 'believe" we are.
So if someone has the story that they are "incapable of change", they will resist giving themselves permission to do embody the behaviours they sincerely want to do.
Conflict between ourselves and our brain.
Because at the end of the day, if someone doesn't say it's okay for them to do what they want, to live a life they desire - it doesn't matter how many people support them and how capable they could be.
Working with our brain to create clarity on our own path sounds complimentary to me.
I very much appreciate your comment Krits. Prompted some reflection and insight.
Learning is change of behaviour which comes from thinking(not just consuming) which is basically testing/retrieving thoughts in mind. Reading is a great medium to deploy this pipeline.
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this feels so enlightening, but tough to do at the same time, like its difficult to cross that threshold. but this is why it makes all the more sense to me.
I felt this one aadriaka.
When I read it I noticed the sensation in my diaphragm, right below the ribcage.
The reflection your comment prompted for me..
It's difficult to make the decision to walk through the door to make our way to who we want to be.
Once a sincere decision to change is made, we are ready to challenge our threshold and explore our potential to get to where we want to go--the difficulty washes away.
We get where we want as a side-effect of becoming the person it takes to get it.
To make the decision to move forward kills off who we believe we are, and that's damn tough.
Thinking about who I have become and who I want to become has been at the forefront of my mind recently.
I have been making stellar progress, however knowing exactly who I want to be can seem daunting.
I have since reframed that fear into inspiration and ambition.
Very much appreciate you writing this comment and sharing your thoughts.
Questions are targets for what you must look out for....
This BALANCE is what creates a middle path between ignoring your confusion, while also not letting it stall your curiosity either.... GRATITUDE ❣️....
How do I retrieve what I've not read?
What's the difference between study and reading?
hello, just want to share my opinion about this matter.
you can't retrieve what you have not read but you can connect unread material to something you already know.
and as i goes on to think about the difference between study and reading, i noticed that the line separating them is almost thin. like in studying, this is where we apply what we already know. reading fills our mind or intake of information. the process and integration that comes after reading, is studying.
feel free to correct me, i'm still learning about it too.
You are part of the problem with this brain rot, single sentence writing style. No depth or flow. Trying to maximise impact with every single line.
Hey Guys, I might be wrong here, and would absolutely love to be corrected if I am. I believe there are differences between reading and studying and I think Studying leans more towards what Craig has talked about. It is more present, slower and denser. It might also mean to acquire information with the aim of applying it.
I would like to say studying is more of reading to think like we have just learnt, rather than reading alone. You can't study without reading but you can ready without studying. Thank you.
I used your tips while reading this article!
I'm curious to know about your, and others', opinions on writing notes. You mentioned practicing active recall, which requires you to use your brain not the passages or your notes. Of course, in order to improve memory you must practice using said memory but where does taking notes fit into this? Are we doing ourselves a disservice by relying on our notes?
I personally believe in taking notes as a form of expanding your knowledge but I'm curious to hear what others have to say.
This will help me on my journey to increase my reading stamina. Aiming to eventually use all my free time on productive thinking. Thank you!
The way you called me out lol! This explains A LOT for me, I read certain IMPORTANT material and I remember the overall lesson or chapter but forget key points or the main thing I needed to understand and know l the fluff, or feeling confused on HOW to remember. This is a whole new system I'm looking forward to trying out💎💎It's really these phones fr😭☝🏾
This lines up often with the process I outlined for myself over the last 7 or 8 years of self-study. I think Goodhart's Law is a good description of what a ton who attempt this path fall into : "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure". Page count doesn't mean anything. Now if the ratio of content consumed vs content generated (pages read vs pages of notes made, for example), is closer to 1 : 1, you're doing better. I ended up finding a channel for my obsessive buying of stationery, and it gives you more to talk about.
Cómo te plazca.