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Week 8: February 24 - March 1

There isn’t much necessity for memorization in the modern age. If we want to read something, find a phone number, or get the answer to a question, we just Google it.

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While this reliance on an external brain, and the resulting atrophying of the memorization capacity of our own, may seem innocuous, it has some detrimental effects. For one, we become unable to perform some skills, or find the words we wish to say, if we don’t have a phone handy.

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More philosophically, when we don’t memorize the words which encapsulate our ideals, they don’t sink as deep into the marrow of our bones. They don’t become as much of an intrinsic part of us, and we don’t have as immediate access to what could be a valuable source of inspiration.

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Thus, this week’s Agon, should you choose to accept it, is:

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Memorize a quote, poem, or scripture passage that is at least 100 words long.

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The text you choose to memorize is up to you; it just must be at least 100 words long. Choose something that encapsulates a principle or idea you want to really burn into your soul. Something you want to be able to recall to your mind whenever you wish.

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How you choose to memorize the passage is up to you. I like to say the words out loud as I simultaneously write them down, and do that over and over, day after day, until I’ve got it down.

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To add a layer of accountability, consider organizing a gathering of members in your Geographic Group, and having each attendee recite their memorized passage in front of this “audience.”

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If by the end of the week you can recite your passage from memory, without any notes or prompts, you can mark this Agon as complete.

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