Recalling a memory is not like playing a tape recorder. It's a creative process.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Memory is a way of telling you what's important to you.
Memory is the way we keep telling ourselves our stories - and telling other people a somewhat different version of our stories.
Even as I think of myself as a 'rememberer,' I also know my memory is probably doing all this work to reconstruct a narrative where I come off better.
Memory narrativises itself.
Memory is a fiction we tell ourselves: just a piece of the truth.
Many memory techniques involve creating unforgettable imagery, in your mind's eye. That's an act of imagination. Creating really weird imagery really quickly was the most fun part of my training to compete in the U.S. Memory Competition.
You never know when you're making a memory.
Memory training is not just for the sake of performing party tricks; it's about nurturing something profoundly and essentially human.
The function of memory is not only to preserve, but also to throw away. If you remembered everything from your entire life, you would be sick.
Memory is the thing you forget with.