You Might Be A Memory Hoarder

In this episode of the Creative Juice Box podcast, we talk about how memory hoarding may affect creatives, including tools to document your life without getting in the way of experiencing it.

 

We'll talk about:

✨ My experience with memory hoarding as a photographer

✨ Why documenting your life is important for the creative process

✨ How reviewing memories may impact your ability to accurately remember them

✨ The value of building trust with yourself and your memory

✨ The "IOC" method for documenting your life (intention, organization, consolidation)

 

Stuff I mention:

✨ Memory hoarding essay from college: https://www.michigandaily.com/statement/am-i-memory-hoarder/

✨ Northwestern study on memory and recall: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2012/09/your-memory-is-like-the-telephone-game

✨ The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

✨ The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up - Marie Kondo

 

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📸 Photography: @hannahhollandphoto