Strung together, your most meaningful episodic memories create your life story and are collectively called your autobiographical memory. This is your highlights reel—your first kiss, the day you scored the winning goal to clinch the championship, the day you graduated from college, your wedding day, the day you moved into your first house, the time you got that big promotion, the births of your children. The meaningful moments you keep within the chapters of your autobiographical memory aren’t necessarily all tales of rainbows and unicorns. What you remember depends on the kind of life story
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