Memory And Self Awareness

In this section

• Unfinished Loops and Hidden Memory
  Three short lessons on how memory works beneath awareness: the Zeigarnik effect, childhood amnesia and acquired savant syndrome.
• Watching Your Own Thoughts
  Two short lessons on metacognition and drifting, and why noticing the thinker and choosing a direction matter.
• The Inner Voice and Self-Talk
  Five short lessons on how the voice in your head works, from noticing thoughts and distanced self-talk to ancient theories of consciousness and the promises you make to yourself.
• How Memory Is Rebuilt Each Time
  Four short lessons on why memory is a rebuilding process rather than a recording, covering Bartlett's folktale study, reconsolidation, the language you use and the music passed between generations.