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What Is Gorman's Account of Why We Get Bored in Ordinary

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What is Gorman's account of why we get bored in ordinary life, and how do they think boredom in immortal life might differ? How does this relate to why projects might be more important than pleasures in order to live a good immortal life? Do you agree that a person needs to have projects/pursuits rather than merely pleasures in order to have a good immortal life? Why or why not?


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Proactive Interference

A phenomenon where older memories interfere with the recall of newer information.

Reactive Interference

The impairment in memory performance and learning ability due to the disruptive effect of previously learned information.

Retroactive Interference

A phenomenon where new memories impair the retrieval of older memories.

High School Classmates

Individuals who are enrolled in the same high school and are members of the same graduating class or year group.

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