They don't do it in a mechanical way attempting to maximize recall.
It's another thing to try to stuff absolutely every bit of information you've encountered in your head with lots of effort.
From reading HN I get a feeling (could be wrong feeling) that western society is always obsessed with something (or perhaps every society, but it's easier to notice this from the outside).
If it's money - you need to grab all the money you can get. If it's time - you are obliged to do something productive every second of your waking hours. And you must also find a way to sleep much less than 7-8 hours in order to maximize "productive" time.
Now you must also remember every bit of information you've seen.
It feels creepy and definitely doesn't feels sane thing to do.
What if I earned all the money in the world? What does it change?
What if I do something "productive" every second of my life? I would probably hate such life.
What's the point of trying to remember every detail from the book about telegraph history and ancient philosophy?..
It's another thing to try to stuff absolutely every bit of information you've encountered in your head with lots of effort.
From reading HN I get a feeling (could be wrong feeling) that western society is always obsessed with something (or perhaps every society, but it's easier to notice this from the outside).
If it's money - you need to grab all the money you can get. If it's time - you are obliged to do something productive every second of your waking hours. And you must also find a way to sleep much less than 7-8 hours in order to maximize "productive" time.
Now you must also remember every bit of information you've seen.
It feels creepy and definitely doesn't feels sane thing to do.
What if I earned all the money in the world? What does it change?
What if I do something "productive" every second of my life? I would probably hate such life.
What's the point of trying to remember every detail from the book about telegraph history and ancient philosophy?..
This obsession feels really weird to me.