Gray matter
December 7, 2009emily 1 Comment »Do you ever think about the things that take up space in your brain? The things you’ve committed to memory, willfully or not? Talking to John the other day, the name of a guy he interviewed with nine years ago popped into my head. Nine years ago. And it was just an interview; he didn’t work with the guy (heck, he didn’t even accept the job offer). But somehow that guy’s name got committed to my long-term memory. I find that mildly disturbing. What am I forgetting, just so I can subconsciously remember that name? I’m sure it’s pushed out something really important, like how to change a tire or what the pin number is for my credit card or… or… …..
Posted on December 8th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
my brain always chooses to retain the random, dumb and irrelavant items and toss out the meaningful, important or even useful stuff.