--- description: Being forgetful isn't as bad as you think, here's why it's a good idea to save your child's baby teeth and more. title: Being Forgetful Isn’t As Bad As You Think image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Innovation](/tag/innovation/) ## Innovation Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Being Forgetful Isn’t As Bad As You Think by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 28, 2017 5:00 PM CUT by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 28, 2017 5:00 PM CUT **1\.** [**Being forgetful isn’t as bad as you think.**](http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2017/06/being-forgetful-isnt-such-a-bad-thing-after-all.html "undefined") By Katie Heaney in the _Science of Us_ **2\.** [**Here’s why it’s a good idea to save your child’s baby teeth.**](https://www.rd.com/advice/parenting/baby-teeth/ "undefined") By Lauren Rearick in _Reader’s Digest_ **3\.** [**How AI can help you become a better writer.**](https://qz.com/997006/how-a-robot-improved-my-writing/?curator=MediaREDEF "undefined") By Derek Newton in _Quartz_ **4\.** [**Smart software might be the key to preventing school shootings.**](https://www.fastcompany.com/40477172/could-software-stop-school-shootings "undefined") By Terena Bell in _Fast Company_ **5\.** [**Your next ambulance might be a drone.**](https://tonic.vice.com/en%5Fus/article/8x9daa/drones-carrying-defibrillators-could-save-lives-faster-than-paramedics "undefined") By Jesse Hicks in T_onic_  [_The Aspen Institute_](http://www.aspeninstitute.org/ "undefined") _is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5039062/being-forgetful-isnt-as-bad-as-you-think/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5039062/being-forgetful-isnt-as-bad-as-you-think/"},"headline":"Being Forgetful Isn’t As Bad As You Think","datePublished":"2017-11-28T17:00:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:58:19.140Z","description":"These are today's best ideas","url":"https://time.com/5039062/being-forgetful-isnt-as-bad-as-you-think/","keywords":["Innovation","Drones","health","safety","memory","AI"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"The Aspen Institute","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/the-aspen-institute/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/innovation/","name":"Innovation"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5039062/being-forgetful-isnt-as-bad-as-you-think/","name":"Being Forgetful Isn’t As Bad As You Think"}}]}] ```