It’s much worse to discover something and then forget it (or achieve something and then lose it), than to never have known it in the first place. I dislike the feeling I get when I’m aware I have forgotten. Perhaps this is why I strive to write things down — the fear of having forgotten is just too much to bear.

Of course, if we stop relying on our memory, it gets worse, but that’s a simpler problem to solve.

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