Why do we remember? Or the apt question is why should we remember? Then the next question is how should we remember?
These questions have been addressed (tried to address) in book "12 rules of life"
As per author who is a practicing psychologist, successful memory makes us ready for future.
In his words
“This is what happened. This is why. This is what I have to do to avoid such things from now on”: That’s a successful memory. That’s the purpose of memory. You remember the past not so that it is “accurately recorded,” to say it again, but so that you are prepared for the future.
These questions have been addressed (tried to address) in book "12 rules of life"
As per author who is a practicing psychologist, successful memory makes us ready for future.
In his words
“This is what happened. This is why. This is what I have to do to avoid such things from now on”: That’s a successful memory. That’s the purpose of memory. You remember the past not so that it is “accurately recorded,” to say it again, but so that you are prepared for the future.
