We all spend much of our “mind time” remembering. Unfortunately, too much of that time is focused on negative memories that make us feel bad: anxious, guilty, or ashamed. But what if we could have more control over our minds and focus on creating positive memories which make us feel joy, gratitude, and pride? Recently I read about the latest research on memory in the New Yorker. The article, “Partial Recall” by Michael Specter, explores how researchers are learning …
I read this today on Writer’s Almanac by Garrison Healer: “It is the birthday of Bel Kaufman (1911). Kaufman taught in the New York public school system for 20 years. She had a terrible time passing the oral exam to get her teaching certificate because of her Russian accent, but she finally did and eventually turned the frustrations of her teaching career into a novel. It was called Up the Down Staircase (1965), and the story was told through …