The more we remember, the better we are at processing the world. And t…

Joshua Foer
50 citations
The more we remember, the better we are at processing the world. And the better we are at processing the world, the more we can remember about it. ✨ Joshua Foer (2011). Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything, p.148, Penguin
Sadness
5

More Author Quotes

As bad as we are at remembering names and phone numbers and word-for-word instructions from our colleagues, we have really exceptional visual and spatial memories. ✨ Can Anyone Learn To Be A Master M … ▶
Monotony collapses time. Novelty unfolds it. ✨ Joshua Foer (2011). Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything, p.61, Penguin
Our ability to find humor in the world, to make connections between previously unconnected notions, to create new ideas, to share in a common culture: All these essentially human acts depend on memor … ▶
Jonah Lehrer is one of the most talented explainers of science that we’ve got. What a pleasure it is to follow his investigation of creativity and its sources. Imagine is his best book yet.
Over the last few millennia we've invented a series of technologies - from the alphabet to the scroll to the codex, the printing press, photography, the computer, the smartphone - that have made it p … ▶

The more we remember, the better we are at processing the world. And the better we are at processing the world, the more we can remember about it. ✨ Joshua Foer (2011). Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything, p.148, Penguin

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes