regarding cognitive dissonance
I’ve held onto a lot of mementos, souvenirs, notes, paperwork and other reminders, and for a long time I didn’t really know why.
I also used to take a lot of notes, photos, recordings, for no specific reason. Which I used to think was pointless, but now… I wonder. I was taught, as a child, not to “dwell” on things, and to think that there was something wrong with me if I did; now I wonder if my brain was trying to create workarounds somehow.( Read more... )
I also used to take a lot of notes, photos, recordings, for no specific reason. Which I used to think was pointless, but now… I wonder. I was taught, as a child, not to “dwell” on things, and to think that there was something wrong with me if I did; now I wonder if my brain was trying to create workarounds somehow.( Read more... )