Memories are all we get to keep from our experience of living. The only perspective that we can adopt as we think about our lives is therefore that of the remembering self.

The 'Instagram Generation' now experiences the present as an anticipated memory

All of us roughly know what memory is. I mean, memory is sort of the storage of the past. It's the storage of our personal experiences. It's a very big deal.

Our memory tells us stories, that is, what we get to keep from our experiences is a story.

Intelligence is not only the ability to reason; it is also the ability to find relevant material in memory and to deploy attention when needed.

My impression is that the elimination of memories greatly reduces the value of the experience.