As you can see, with every recall, our memories for what happened can shrink, expand, and morph in all kinds of interesting and often inaccurate ways, deviating significantly from the original unspoken memory first created in our brains. Ironically, if you jot down what happened today, you’ll probably limit what you remember about today to the details you’ve chosen to record. Whatever you talk about will be reinforced, but that memory will deform as you continue to gab. But memories not repeated or shared at all are likely headed for the ash heap. When it comes to our memories for what
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