Harvard study on how emotions distort memories using the 2004 Sox/Yanks series as the backdrop
May 19, 2006 by alex
Apparently losing allows you to better remember the actual details of the game. So not only do you lose, but you are forced to remember the excruciating details better. Sniffle. The idea that you are better at remembering negative experiences says some interesting things about how we’re wired, though. It’s covered in depth in a book I’m currently wrapping up, Stumbling On Happiness by Daniel Gilbert. A quick review is on the way!
Tags: red sox, science, yankees
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May 19th, 2006 at 3:24 pm
umm… why does the link to the book “stumbling on happiness” take me to a report that the PS3 will cost 425 pounds in england? is that what the book is all about? and if so, what a downer.
May 19th, 2006 at 3:26 pm
Oops. Edited the link. No, its not about the PS3, though the PS3’s price point will make a lot of people stumble on sadness.
(zing)