The Paradox of Memory: Why Forgetting Makes Learning Possible(carlhendrick.substack.com)
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The Paradox of Memory: Why Forgetting Makes Learning Possible
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Willful ignorance is a different process. Consider a food analogy.
Of the food we take - cells accept a % of it as nutrients and such, rest is discarded as waste. The cells know how to get this job done - it's a very complex process for sure.
I think it's the same with information content - a % actually is useful for making life happen - whereas the rest should ideally be discarded because it is meaningless from a life perspective. The mind just knows what's important most of the time.
In this case - willful ignorance would be something like intermittent fasting or regulating food intake carefully, since it is a conscious process.
The former process is unconscious and operates at the "cell level" whereas the latter is a conscious process that operates at the "whole-being" level.
Of the food we take - cells accept a % of it as nutrients and such, rest is discarded as waste. The cells know how to get this job done - it's a very complex process for sure.
I think it's the same with information content - a % actually is useful for making life happen - whereas the rest should ideally be discarded because it is meaningless from a life perspective. The mind just knows what's important most of the time.
In this case - willful ignorance would be something like intermittent fasting or regulating food intake carefully, since it is a conscious process.
The former process is unconscious and operates at the "cell level" whereas the latter is a conscious process that operates at the "whole-being" level.
There's a common phrase "putting that aside for now" which lets you explore other avenues in spite of contradictions