Some people want to be able to watch a movie “for the first time” all over again. Others want to forget a rubbish one. If you could remove just one movie from your memory, which would it be?
Some people want to be able to watch a movie “for the first time” all over again. Others want to forget a rubbish one. If you could remove just one movie from your memory, which would it be?
“…also, I’ve forgotten the technique”
And my name…
“…and My Axe!”
The technique is actually pretty simple: whenever you remember something you want to forget, think of something else instead. My go-to memory is “O Cara Mia” as performed by Rockleetist. I sing the song when I perform my technique, but I don’t think that’s actually necessary for everyone. Eventually, I start singing the song when I feel like I might remember some nebulous thing that feels like I might not want to, because the neural pathways of the memory and performing the song get interlinked. (probably, I’m 100% conjecturing the neurology of it) Eventually, the neural pathways that led to the memory instead lead to the song, and unless you get a strong reminder, you’re unlikely to conjure the memory unbidden.