How do we think of something important that we tell ourselves “I need this” or “This has to be done”, but then suddenly forget everything about the subject and can never remember it despite trying to remember what you forgot?

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How do we think of something important that we tell ourselves “I need this” or “This has to be done”, but then suddenly forget everything about the subject and can never remember it despite trying to remember what you forgot?

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Answer 1

Assuming you don’t have a unique brain-structural reason why this is happening to you, you can improve your own behaviour in this regard by practicing (amongst other things) mindfulness and memory exercise practices. It’s not necessarily easy, but it is doable.