I read an interesting blurb in the Sunday Oct 14th edition of the St Paul Pioneer Press on “event boundaries.” If you have ever had the experience of going on a mission to another part of your house only to have forgotten why you went there, your memory lapse was most likely triggered by walking through the doorway of the new room. It turns out our minds pack up and store our thoughts when leaving one room or entering another. This is called an “event boundary.” Evidently the solution to this forgetfulness is simple enough – write yourself a note first, or simply repeat your mission to yourself silently or out loud when crossing a new threshold. Of course your relatives who already think you are crazy will have even more anecdotal evidence to share at the next family get-together, but at least you won’t have to go back to where you began to recover your memory of why you left there in the first place.
There is a quick read on Time and a longer article on the Nation institute of Health website, if you are interested in learning more.
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