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Keep a One-Sentence Journal, Be Happier
New York Magazine: Ever since I can remember, my grandma has kept a daily journal. Not a “Dear Diary,” emotion-filled journal — just a couple of lines jotting down what she did that day and
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‘But You Never Said…’ Why Couples Remember Differently
The Wall Street Journal: Carrie Aulenbacher remembers the conversation clearly: Her husband told her he wanted to buy an arcade machine he found on eBay. He said he’d been saving up for it as a
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It’s Not a Junk Drawer. It’s An Archive Of An Interesting Life
NPR: Spring is finally here, and in the coming weeks many of us may find ourselves infected with a fever to clean. It’s time to weed out your wardrobe, vacuum behind the couch, and maybe
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Using Technology to Outsource Human Memory
The Atlantic: Nostalgia has made a comeback. With all the #tbts and #fbfs—also known as Throwback Thursdays and Flashback Fridays—as well as that NewsFeed-topping Year in Review feature on Facebook, social networks seem intent on
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The Benefits of No-Tech Note Taking
The Chronicle of Higher Education: The moment of truth for me came in the spring 2013 semester. I looked out at my visual-communication class and saw a group of six students transfixed by the blue
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Remembering a Crime That You Didn’t Commit
The New Yorker: In 1906, Hugo Münsterberg, the chair of the psychology laboratory at Harvard University and the president of the American Psychological Association, wrote in the Times Magazine about a case of false confession.
