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I have this "theory" that one trait of successful people is forgetfulness. In my experience they tend to forget their mistakes and also forget the source of the
by ofrzeta 6y ago
I have this "theory" that one trait of successful people is forgetfulness. In my experience they tend to forget their mistakes and also forget the source of their successful ideas.
- Pxtl 6y agoThen they should take more notes.
- ukj 6y agoThe whole point of forgetfulness is to have less “memory” to trawl when making decisions. Notes are the worst kind of memory with the highest seek latency. I am in the business of making good choices - not remembering when, where, how and why I learned the lesson.
- RealityVoid 6y agoI tend to suffer from this, only in the _other_ dirrection, in that I forget when I give something or I add something or I help with something or I forget conflicts with people and slights reeal easy. My mistakes and failures, I remember vividly. Does that set me up for anti-success I wonder?
- mercer 6y agoIt can be a recipe for serious anxiety issues, I suppose.