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What repetition teaches us about memory and meaning

My elderly mother repeats the same stories and I get impatient but sometimes I wonder if she is teaching me something about time I do not understand.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Cyclical storytelling carries wisdom that linear communication cannot convey, but requires different listening.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Linear vs. cyclical time — cultural differences?”

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