timtyler comments on Open Thread: March 2010, part 2 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: alexflint 12 March 2010 09:04:11AM 7 points [-]

If I have no memory of some period in my past, then should I be pleased to discover that was happy during that period? Or is it that past experiences are valuable only through the pleasure their memories give us in the present?

Comment author: timtyler 12 March 2010 09:53:36AM *  1 point [-]

It sounds as though you now have some information about those past events. Hopefully, it is a sign that your goals were being met during that period. Also, if you managed to learn that, maybe you will also learn something more useful about the period. So: I would say it is normally a good sign.