De memory paradox
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De memory paradox
The more you build your self-conception
on memory, which is notoriously unreliable, and the more you try to give yourself an identity
by constructing a narrative of your life, the less likely you are to understand who and what
you really are.
on memory, which is notoriously unreliable, and the more you try to give yourself an identity
by constructing a narrative of your life, the less likely you are to understand who and what
you really are.
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First, it may be impractical or impossible to remember everything we were thinking and doing.
Brian Christian • The Alignment Problem
Our mind’s biggest priority when processing experiences is to interpret them in such a way that they will cohere with all of our previous experiences, feelings, and beliefs. But often we run into life situations where past and present don’t cohere: on such occasions, what we’re experiencing in the moment flies in the face of everything we’ve accept
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