When Memories Speak

I want to share something I’ve been thinking about recently, how certain things just stay in our brains forever ready to be pulled out right when we need it. I have, honestly, used some of the best movie/TV dialogues in real life in serious situations because they’re so profound.

Just recently someone told me, “That’s not how you talk to someone like me” and I said, “Well, Jane Doe, my respect isn’t demanded, it’s earned”

I later realized this was a dialogue from a series, but that’s exactly what I wanted to say. It got me thinking— how on earth do I remember certain things so clearly?

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This reminded me of an article I read on Wiley on London cab drivers—so, researchers found that these drivers who navigate one of the world’s most complex cities have to memorize every street, landmark, and shortcut in the city!! Get this, it’s an area covering about 25,000+ streets! It’s an incredibly challenging task; however, they did that.

So, of course, researchers studied this and their studies show that part of our brains is responsible for spatial memory— the hippocampus. This part actually grows when the drivers learn these routes. So, it’s not just that they are memorizing the routes and streets, they are so deep into the city’s layout to the point where it becomes second nature.

I am a binge-watching person— be it TV shows, YouTube videos, podcasts, or reading books.

I’ve watched some of my favorite TV shows a billion times (clearly exaggerating) because every time—I learn something about myself and how I perceive the same “content“ differently.

So, maybe if we don’t say “I have to learn this” and say “What is this? If people are learning this, what’s so special about it? Let me just explore, I am curious” Maybe we’ll actually learn it.

I am just sitting with this now…on my desk…with my coffee

I hope you sit with this and think about how the brain works—amazing!

Happy Sunday!

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Until Thursday,

Anusha Kannan

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