# Learn how to forget

Date: 2022-05-20 21:48:41 +08:00Date modified: 2022-05-20 22:06:46 +08:00

As a popular saying goes:

> Empty the cup so that it may filled. Become devoid to gain totality.

Forgetting is often looked at a negative view but it can be used in a good way. Accumulation of knowledge is not often a good thing. There are various Pitfalls and illusions of competence and situations where one can make a better judgement since Being misinformed is better than being ignorant (sometimes).

A good reason to learn about forgetting is Tunnel vision. Its tendency to block out new ideas in the way of solving a problem is certainly not a great situation to be in. The solution can be simple: don't think about your initial solution. In other words, forget it.

It can thought of as forcing yourself to see things in a (hopefully) new perspective. Basically, the idea of Switching between different topics makes new perspective.

As much as this idea sounds unique, it completely isn't. This idea is already made its way through all of our lives.

- Taking a break whenever we're stumped at a problem.

- Spaced repetition is a minor example of this.

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