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What does it mean?
Drawing from memory transforms reality by keeping only what matters most.
In plain terms
Sketching from memory is better than copying what you see.
What can you take from it?
Let memory filter out the unnecessary.

Where it applies

  • sketching
  • recalling events
  • learning

Putting it to work

  • draw from memory
  • focus on impact

Questions to consider

  • What stays in your memory?
  • How do you simplify details?

Another view

Memory can distort facts too much for some purposes.

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