Do good people have poor memory?

Ever noticed how the world quickly shifts from one trending issue to the next?
One event happens – everyone discusses it.

Then a new event arrives… and the previous one disappears from memory.

Even Filmfare awards often favour the latest movie released before the ceremony.
Is it really the best?
Or simply the freshest?

Psychology explains this through:

1. Recency Bias
– Our brains are naturally wired to give more weight to the latest information.
– What’s new feels more important, more urgent, and more emotionally charged than what happened days or weeks ago.

2. Cognitive Load
– We are all dealing with too much information – news, social media, notifications, conversations, work, life.
– The brain prioritizes survival, not storage.
– To reduce mental overload, it quickly replaces old data with new stimuli.
– Not because we don’t care – but because our minds are trying to protect us.

So people don’t necessarily forget because they don’t care.
They forget because the brain is trying to protect itself from constant noise.

So, Do Good People Have Poor Memory?
Not really.

– They simply have a mind that chooses peace over clutter.
– A mind that lets go so it can focus on what comes next.
– A mind that moves forward – not because it forgets, but because it chooses to.

Maybe forgetting isn’t a weakness. Maybe it’s how we stay sane in a world that never stops speaking.