I have recently been thinking a lot about thinking.
The thing is, last Friday when I was leaving work,
I kept reminding myself to take my laptop with me, since I had to work remote the Monday after. Then comes Monday morning, I open my bag and there
it was – nothing!
I panicked....
I had this vivid memory of me putting the laptop
in my bag before heading out of work, so, I searched the entire home inch by
inch: in the fridge, under the beds, in the closets, in the bathroom...
(well, I have a little one, so things might end up in places that you wouldn’t
have imagined, and not always by him!). When I found nothing except forgotten
toys, I was pretty sure that my bag was nicked without me noticing...Meanwhile
my husband kept asking me to call a colleague to take a look at my desk to see
if it is there or not. Finally I did it, only to prove him wrong…and u can guess what
happened. Right? My colleague said it was there, sitting on my desk!!!
Has this ever happened to you?
This whole embarrassing event got me thinking: then why I had that
false memory? Is there something wrong with my brain? How can a memory be
false, when it appears so vivid and detailed? What other memories do I
have from my life that might be false?!! (This one is actually frightening, so
I try not to think of it much!) Is there a way to improve my memory and to detect
or eliminate false memories?
It got me so fascinated that I am now taking the online
course of “The Science of Everyday Thinking” thrue edx.org hoping to know more about our
brain and thinking abilities. I am going to share some of the
interesting things that I learn along with an artistic twist. Hoping you
can enjoy it too.
XO
