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It may be inconvenient to forget things sometimes, but what if I told you it serves a larger purpose!
Forgetfulness can be quite an annoying trait to possess sometimes. I mean how many times a day can you lose your glasses only to find them sitting on your head? Let's not even bring up misplacing your keys or, worse, your phone. Needless to say, being forgetful can certainly feel like a curse, but research actually says otherwise!
Research has found that forgetful people have an advantage in life over everyone else in three distinct ways.
1. They can remember important things more easily - holding on to every memory and little detail takes up a lot of brain space. So forgetting things that aren't necessarily important, like what you ate for breakfast yesterday or the color of your friend's shoes, helps you remember the things that actually do matter.
2. Their brains can better collect new information - When your brain needs to take in new information regarding a specific memory, your brain weakens the memory connections while strengthening new additional connections so you can better remember the new information.
3. They're much more positive - When we forget the ordinary irritations, insults, small failures, misstatements, and rejections, and that allows us to live our lives more happily and productively,