Forgetting things makes you flexible

In the category ‘science says it so it is true’: being forgetful is good for the mind. Look, I think that's excellent news. Sometimes my brain suspiciously resembles a certain kitchen utensil. Right, the sieve.
That you threw your keys down somewhere a second ago, but now it's just one blank cavity in your skull. Or that you walk into the kitchen to do SOMETHING, but what was it again? The worst part... You deliberately store something somewhere so that you won't forget it. And at the moment you need it, you have no f-ing clue where you left it. Research shows that forgetting things is important for evolution. Look, suddenly you are part of the bigger picture. So why should you care that your keys are in the fridge and the package of spread is on the cabinet in the hallway? Nothing.

Being forgetful helps develop important memories. This means that the info and experiences that do matter are only better mapped out up there. You edit the memories that are relevant to perfection. By not storing smaller things, your brain develops. They are non-stop in motion, instead of becoming one large, clunky library of stored memories. Actually, your brain works like Google, with the important search results first. And thank god there is no advertising function here.
Do you still remember your PIN from ten years ago? I don't. That's logical because when new input comes in, the old is erased. That probably also explains why I still remember the home phone number from when I was six, there was never any new info put in because that is all stored in the mobile device nowadays.
Yet there is also the exception to the rule. Only 60 people on our planet possess the ‘power of recall’. Now I sometimes think I am one of those people because I can recall the most irrelevant details of an event from years ago. Only I think they probably don't mean this and given my sieve-like status regarding trivial things, I don't qualify for this title. By the way, it's not as handy as it seems because this extraterrestrial type feels like it lives half in the present and half in the past. Such a hassle again.
But if your mother tells the same story fifteen times or you yourself are heading towards that status; it's okay. This way you clear out the brain and make room for the most important and cherished memories. And for new ones of course, that might be the most fun.

Source: Lifestyle.one