Share 'Walking forward and/or walking forward backward?'

I have a dilemma. Last night while reading the book, Impro, I came across an insightful comment that I highlighted, "The improvisor (story teller) has to be like a man walking backward. He sees where he has been, but he pays no attention to the future. His story can take him anywhere, but he must still 'balance' it, and give it shape, by remembering incidents that have been shelved and reincorpor…