2min chapter

The Art of Manliness cover image

The Surprising Benefits of Forgetting

The Art of Manliness

CHAPTER

The New Science of Forgetting

Forgetting is a problem. But in this book, you make the case that sometimes forgetting is quite healthy and beneficial. When did nerologists like yourself start to get a hunch that forgetting is actually adaptive in humans and actually not a problem? It's actually a new insight that really emerged in the last ten years that could be called the new science of forgetting. Yewso before we get into its benefits of forgetting, i think it would be useful to get a big picture over view of how memory works because that will help people understand the role of forgetting In memory.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode