It's mnemonic, man.

Cure for cancer? Meaning of life? Wanna make gold from lead? Better write it down. Clever plots are like ether-one breath of life -then poof. gone. Some of the best ideas occur while riding in a car at 80 listening to a Book-On-Tape. It's all about the associations. The window on that world flying by- just a glimpse. I once thought of a metaphor for memory. (I think I thought it up- maybe I read it some where) Memory is like water based paint. Give a thought time to dry. It may crystalize into long term memory. But a bad night of sleep will wash it away like a spring rainstorm. Do you write on your hand, too? --James
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