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Article: A good pen give us the right to forget

A good pen give us the right to forget

A good pen give us the right to forget

 If men learn this, it will implant forgetfulness in their souls; they will cease to exercise memory because they rely on that which is written, calling things to remembrance no longer from within themselves, but by means of external marks. —Plato

 

Before the Renaissance, good memory and organizational skills were the symbol of high morals. Then we had the knowledge of printing , we had a lot of new technologies, but we still have the habit of writing.

Traditional methods still help our brains to organize for thinking and imagination—which is much more important. At the end of summer, Laban is keeping writing, and you?

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