Chris Williamson

A lot of the time it's that

I want to be able to say that I've read it.

I want to be able to tell other people and show other people that I know this book that I've been going through or this particular documentary or whatever it might be.

And as soon as I started doing the show, I had a reason to remember things.

It was high valence for me, like very, very highly important for me to hold on to stuff because I wanted to talk about this thing today with this guest about their book.

So there was a purpose for me to do that.

I'm writing, you know, I do this newsletter every week.

300,000 words later, well, there was a reason for me to learn stuff that week because I know that I've got a thousand words to hand in this Monday.

So there is a purpose for me learning things and remembering things so that I can then recall them.

But without that, it's very difficult to have memory stick.

It's very effortful.

And the only reason that you do it is if there's an outcome on the other side of it.

So if you're struggling to remember things that you're learning, I think look at what's the motivation for doing it.

And if you don't really have one, I think giving yourself an output reason to remember this stuff is a great place to start.

I agree.

It's like they... It turns something really beautiful into something that's actually a little bit tarnished now.

Exactly.

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