On Stuff and Memory.

[supermouse]

Every little something you own takes a little piece of your memory. You have to remember that you own it, and what it looks like, so you can find it. You have to remember where it is and what it can be used for. You have to remember all the emotional associations the object has

Comments

[pewterfish]

Hmm, Supermouse is wise today. The sheer amount of mental noise my work/bedroom generates at times is overwhelming...

[sbp]

I dunno, though, there's a lot of spare brain that can be used for storing pointers to these things.

OTOH my house really is full of STUFF and could do with some defragmentation!

[fwuffydragon]

So true - I'd never thought of tidying as defragging the house!!

[fwuffydragon]

Very interesting post - thank you.

[azekeil]

Poignant. Although I tend to remember through understanding. If I understand something, I don't need to remember it by rote, which I find very taxing. If I understand it, it becomes obvious and second-nature.

Does that make sense?