how to improve your memory

you're forgetting your own life 💭

many of us drift from one day to the next. before we know it, another month has passed. it feels like time is compressing.

but this isn’t a time issue.

it’s a memory issue.

and novelty is one of the simplest fixes.

when the days blur together so closely, it’s because you haven’t given your days or weeks any distinct characteristic. routine is great, but our days shouldn’t be the same block duplicated 365 times every year once we hit a full-time job.

to remember your life, you must give yourself distinctions worth picking apart and remembering. otherwise, the days merge together as duplicates instead of becoming distinct reference points in your memory.

one way to fix this is to intentionally create a new memory anchor every week. it can be anything like:

• having a long conversation with someone new each week.

• trying a new breakfast recipe every day, even if it’s a minor tweak.

• writing a blog or filming a video on a different topic regularly.

• building a side project out of pure curiosity over the weekend.

suddenly, your weeks have identities.

“that was when i met ___.”

“that was when i learned ___.”

“that was when i built ___.”

so, i don’t mean your memory in the sense of improving your exam scores (sorry if that’s what you were hoping for). giving yourself a dose of novelty will improve your memory of your own life, and it’ll feel like a more fulfilling one by the end of each year.

if someone asks you “how was your day?” or “how was your week?”, your true response shouldn’t feel like “same old, same old.” we all have the bandwidth for something different to map to our timelines.

today’s drops 🔎

• pizza tasting social in nyc with soma capital (june 10th)

• graphic design internship @ guess

• apply to join the collective as a media or ops fellow