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Why Nostalgia Ain't So Rosy
The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
Do You Have a Rosy Retrospection?
Before the bike trip, subjects thought their enjoyment would be at a 27 out of 28 total points on lee's measure. But what happened a single day after the bike tour ended, subjects remembered their trip much better than it was. Our positively skewed recollections aren't just passive recordings that we go back to when we're feeling nestalgic. We also use our memories in the present to make predictions about how we ought to be spending our time.
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