[] How does the brain repress memories and not let people remember entire parts of their lives?

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[] How does the brain repress memories and not let people remember entire parts of their lives?

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Scientists have discovered that our brains are actually wired to forget things.

For example, when I went to get the mail today, there was a guy walking his dog. I remember that. I couldn’t for the life of me tell you what he looked like beyond “generic white dude” or what his dog looked like or the color of the leash.

If our brain held on to mundane details like that, we would drive ourselves crazy.

Now, just like there are people who can remember everything, there are people who forget a whole bunch too.