Learn When To Forget
In a recent blog entry, Maeda's Simplicity quotes Descartes:
To live is to learn to forget.
Then almost apologizes for writing it down.
Learning to forget is one thing. Learning when to forget is key, however. I've read a lot of stuff about organization in the past few years (couldn't tell, could ya?). Learning how and where to remember has been key for me. Do I put this in a note in a folder on my computer, or do I put this in a reminder which will text message my phone at a certain time?
Descartes didn't say to live was to forget, though. That's what I'm trying to say. Somethings I will never want to forget.
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