So the next time you walk into that room and forget why, don't panic. Smile. You’ve just witnessed your brain doing its job. Turn around, go back to where you started, and let the context do the work.
Do you ever walk into a room, stop dead in the middle of the doorway, and think: Why did I come in here? So the next time you walk into that
From an evolutionary standpoint, remembering where you left your glasses is irrelevant. What matters is remembering which berry made you sick, where the tiger lives, and how to get back to the cave. Your brain is constantly filtering, deleting, and compressing information to save energy. One of the most liberating ideas in Remember is the distinction between forgetting due to inattention and forgetting due to disease. Turn around, go back to where you started,