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

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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
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