Mastering the subconscious
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memory retrieval the way memory functions kind of reminds me of a long term parking garage at an airport, with each vehicle parked in the garage representing a different memory on the other side of the airport is a short term parking for quick trips and fast drop off. Pick up exchanges naturally. This section makes me think of our conscious mind and all the fleeting thoughts we have as we navigate through our daily lives and recent experiences. One might think that between the two different parking areas short term parking, the conscious mind would have more turnover and that's a pretty accurate assumption. We make conscious decisions continuously throughout the day and take action based on our conscious reasoning and observations. The conscious mind sees a lot of movement and for the most part it evolves and changes pretty regularly as you would probably expect. But back in long term parking, the subconscious mind, it's a whole different scenario. The long term parking vehicles are much more likely to remain parked in the garage for an extended period of time, although not forever. Similarly, our subconscious stores long term and sometimes lifelong aspects of who we are and what we're all about this storage includes past experiences that influence our actions and behaviors in our present reality. In other words, this part of our brains is where our memories are located having had many different experiences throughout our lives. We obviously have countless memories stored within our subconscious minds from time to time and for a variety of reasons we retrieve a memory from our past, which is what it means to remember the process of retrieving a memory is comparable to driving your car out of the long term parking garage. Your memories just like the cars will eventually make their way to the front at some point, what happens when they do make their way to the forefront is ultimately very surprising. Many people are shocked to discover the truth about what really happens when you call up a memory every time you go to retrieve a memory from your past, you're literally remembering. What I mean by that is you're not remembering the original event from the same perspective you had when you experienced it. What you're genuinely remembering is your most recent memory of the original memory. Let's say you're reminiscing about your childhood and you remember a time when you received a stuffed animal as a gift for your seventh birthday. This is one of your favorite childhood memories. So you often revisit it over the years. But when you retrieve the memory, you're not remembering it from the perspective of the seven year old version of you. In that moment, you're remembering the version of that memory that exists from the last time you remembered it on its own. This insight isn't too significant in terms of how it affects your relationship with your memories, but it becomes noteworthy when you realize that each time you revisit a memory, it will manifest subtle changes. These changes are especially prevalent in the insignificant aspects of the memory and the things you deem inconsequential, Like perhaps the color of the living room rug. Why does this susceptibility to change even matter? Well, the way you perceive a memory the most recent time you remember it sets the stage for you to feel either empowered and strong or weak and insignificant. Because when you retrieve a memory, you open the door to potentially place your current mental and emotional state into that memory. The degree to which your memory is affected depends on your memory. Malleability at that time. Memory malleability. Did you catch the part where I slipped the word malleable in regard to memory? I was really surprised by that revelation when I learned it. Things are not always as they seem. And this adage rings especially true when it comes to the different aspects and inner workings of the mind. Contrary to popular belief. Your memories aren't concrete. They are in fact malleable. Regardless of whether or not you think you have an excellent memory, so whether you remember everything and think you have the memory of an elephant or you can barely remember what you ate for dinner last night. Doesn't have any bearing on your existing memories and their malleability