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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

Readers reply: why is it easier to remember that I’ve forgotten something than to remember what I’ve forgotten?

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‘I’m sure I came in here for a reason …’ Photograph: Hiraman/Getty Images (posed by a model)

Why is it easier for me to remember that I’ve forgotten something than to remember the thing I’ve forgotten? John Gray, York

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