Photographer's Dilemma

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/22/style/shutterbug-parents-and-overexposed-lives.html
"A photograph may distort or even push out our actual memory of an event, studies suggest."

As a photographer I am sometimes concerned if I shoot pictures at an event that I will miss out in experiencing the event. The above excellent article made clear some problems with shooting events and at same time trying to experience an event. Doing both observer and participant roles together are not always possible, I can't multitask.