Memory Monday!

Did you know? Over the past couple of decades, studies have been done on the importance of forgetting. We are often focusing on remembering, but how does forgetting play a role in our memory?

“In a world buzzing with information, it is essential to be able to turn down the noise and discard useless details, so they don’t interfere with access to new learning or ideas. Without our awareness, and particularly during sleep, the brain is constantly sorting out which memories to keep and which can be purged and forgotten. The ability to forget helps us prioritize, think better, make decisions, and be more creative. Normal forgetting, in balance with memory, gives us the mental flexibility to grasp abstract concepts from a morass of stored information, allowing us to see the forest through the trees.”

Next time you forget a thought, don’t be too hard on your brain— it might just have been trying to make room for other thoughts!

Read more about this complex topic here: https://www.columbiapsychiatry.org/…/why-forgetting…