http://www.flipcollective.com/2009/11/23/it-seems-like-just-yesterday-by-paul-shirley/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:07:47 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.flipcollective.com/2009/11/23/it-seems-like-just-yesterday-by-paul-shirley/comment-page-1/#comment-395 Dave Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:43:06 +0000 http://www.flipcollective.com/?p=282#comment-395 I read a study done by a neurologist or psychologist, someone in the brain game. The doctor was taking notes everyday about their own day to day experience, how they felt about them, and so on and so forth. At the end of the study the doctor declared it had been a pretty good year, recalling all of the good things that happened the past 365 days easily and remembering very few failures. After reading through the notes the doc was quite surprised at how bad the year really was. The point being that this meant that the doctors brain built its self on positive memories and usually throws out bad memories. Just a single study but I've been stuck on it awhile, curious if I fall victim to the same thing. I would probably have thought about it less if I just kept a damn notebook, but if your life is worse than you think is that really worth knowing? I read a study done by a neurologist or psychologist, someone in the brain game. The doctor was taking notes everyday about their own day to day experience, how they felt about them, and so on and so forth. At the end of the study the doctor declared it had been a pretty good year, recalling all of the good things that happened the past 365 days easily and remembering very few failures. After reading through the notes the doc was quite surprised at how bad the year really was. The point being that this meant that the doctors brain built its self on positive memories and usually throws out bad memories.
Just a single study but I’ve been stuck on it awhile, curious if I fall victim to the same thing. I would probably have thought about it less if I just kept a damn notebook, but if your life is worse than you think is that really worth knowing?

]]> http://www.flipcollective.com/2009/11/23/it-seems-like-just-yesterday-by-paul-shirley/comment-page-1/#comment-48 T'Lane Balue Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:42:30 +0000 http://www.flipcollective.com/?p=282#comment-48 Great article Paul! I really enjoyed reading it. Interesting topic, light comedy, easy to relate to...the works. Plus, it distracted me from work! haha.. Job well done! Great article Paul! I really enjoyed reading it. Interesting topic, light comedy, easy to relate to…the works. Plus, it distracted me from work! haha.. Job well done!

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