PJ Mediahttps://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2012/06/06/6-facts-its-okay-to-forget-you-know/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 08:59:13 -04006 Facts It's Okay to Forget You Know<![CDATA[I try to live a rational life by paying attention to facts and never pretending they don&#8217;t exist, even if the facts in question are uncomfortable for me. I think this philosophy makes my life better. I’m smarter and I make better decisions. However, sometimes it&#8217;s okay to completely, utterly, and purposefully forget certain facts. We are talking about total mental suppression of reality. While this is normally very bad policy, I submit it is perfectly okay in the following six cases.]]>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 07:00:28 -0400<![CDATA[Sunny Lohmann]]>https://pjmedia.com/sunny-lohmann/2012/06/06/6-facts-its-okay-to-forget-you-know-n140622