To the extent that experience is the sum of our memories and wisdom the sum of experience, having a better memory would mean knowing not only more about the world, but also more about myself.
To improve, we must watch ourselves fail, and learn from our mistakes. - Joshua Foer
To improve, we must watch ourselves fail, and learn from our mistakes.
- Joshua Foer
The art and science of memory is about developing the capacity to quickly create images that link disparate ideas. Creativity is the ability to form … - Joshua Foer
The art and science of memory is about developing the capacity to quickly create images that link disparate ideas. Creativity is the ability to form …
Monotony collapses time; novelty unfolds it. You can exercise daily and eat healthily and live a long life, while experiencing a short one. If you sp… - Joshua Foer
Monotony collapses time; novelty unfolds it. You can exercise daily and eat healthily and live a long life, while experiencing a short one. If you sp…
Memory is like a spiderweb that catches new information. The more it catches, the bigger it grows. And the bigger it grows, the more it catches. - Joshua Foer
Memory is like a spiderweb that catches new information. The more it catches, the bigger it grows. And the bigger it grows, the more it catches.
Our ability to find humor in the world, to make connections between previously unconnected notions, to create new ideas, to share in a common culture… - Joshua Foer
Our ability to find humor in the world, to make connections between previously unconnected notions, to create new ideas, to share in a common culture…
The more we remember, the better we are at processing the world. And the better we are at processing the world, the more we can remember about it. - Joshua Foer
The more we remember, the better we are at processing the world. And the better we are at processing the world, the more we can remember about it.
What makes things memorable is that they are meaningful, significant, colorful. - Joshua Foer
What makes things memorable is that they are meaningful, significant, colorful.
Our lives are the sum of our memories. How much are we willing to lose from our already short lives by … not paying attention? - Joshua Foer
Our lives are the sum of our memories. How much are we willing to lose from our already short lives by … not paying attention?
We've outsourced our memories to digital devices, and the result is that we no longer trust our memories. We see every small forgotten thing as evide… - Joshua Foer
We've outsourced our memories to digital devices, and the result is that we no longer trust our memories. We see every small forgotten thing as evide…
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