writing will ruin memory

thought posed by socrates circa 370 bce. he believed that writing would ruin memory, as it severs our reliance on it.

this is important because new ideas are formed by being able to hold many concepts in your mind. something that was also a reason for the zettlekasten

how much worse are our memories today due to phones, and cameras?

backlinks

• cognative skills are in decline
• the google effect