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When something has happened to me once, I can always recount it. When something has happened to me a thousand times I can never think of a single example. I'v
by mrjangles 5y ago
When something has happened to me once, I can always recount it. When something has happened to me a thousand times I can never think of a single example. I've always wondered if everyone gets this or if it's just me?
- DavidSJ 5y agoI think this is standard. It's the difference between a single episodic memory (formed by the hippocampus) and a learned statistical pattern (identified by the neocortex).
- themodelplumber 5y agoAre you pretty analytical? Could it be that each time hits slightly different, and your mind loves those deltas more than the cumulative effect?
- mrjangles 5y agoWell probably the other way round, I love the cumulative effect more. Mostly, I think I just have a bad memory and something needs to stand out to recall it. Regardless, I feel like the lack of anyone agreeing is confirmation of what I suspected: that this isn't a regular thing.