A Primer for Forgetting
Book description
We live in a culture that prizes memory - how much we can store, the quality of what's preserved, how we might better document and retain the moments of our life while fighting off the nightmare of losing all that we have experienced. But what if forgetfulness were seen not…
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1 author picked A Primer for Forgetting as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
A fascinating collection of miscellanea, which constitute ‘a thought experiment seeking out places where forgetting is more useful than memory’. Thoroughly entertaining and full of eye-opening anecdotes.
From Guy's list on forgetting.
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