Psychological
Why would you abandon someone you used to be?
Old journals, photos, letters. Most people cringe at them. Didion thought that was a mistake. She believed we should keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be.
We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget.— Joan Didion, *Slouching Towards Bethlehem*
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The thinker
Essayist & Cultural Observer
Joan Didion (1934–2021) was an American writer celebrated for her sharp, precise prose and unflinching essays on culture, grief, and the stories we tell ourselves.
Based on Slouching Towards Bethlehem — 'On Keeping a Notebook', summarised and reframed by Insights.
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