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A few things that might help to reassure you: * No doubt you are still making a great improvement compared to simply relying on your memory. * Although the ex
by n4r9 4y ago
A few things that might help to reassure you:
* No doubt you are still making a great improvement compared to simply relying on your memory.
* Although the experimental result is framed in terms of "false memories", I interpret it as "seeing what your brain expected to see". This is nothing new!
* It is worth recording your perceptions even if they're clouded by your expectations and preconceptions. You're recording your conscious experience. This is a valuable thing.
- n4r9 4y agoI thought of another benefit since writing this post, and it's too late to edit. * The act of sitting down and writing out thoughts, feelings or memories is a mindful, peaceful and fulfilling experience that cannot easily be replaced. Simply putting words on a page (digitally or physically) often causes me to instinctively take a broader perspective.