Do this to hold on to happy memories

🍃 Today’s tip: In happy moments, focus on sensory details.

During the pandemic, positive emotional experiences are harder to come by. That’s why, when you have one, it makes sense to cling to it like a toddler wrapped around a parent’s leg. As Ashley Abramson writes, we can make our good memories last longer, and stay more vivid in our minds, by connecting our experiences to our senses.

“If you’re in a moment you know you want to return to later, notice as many sensory cues as you can: the color of the grass, the way the sun feels on your arms, the slightly tinny sound of your best friend’s voice filtered through Zoom,” Abramson writes. “Linking a physical element to a positive experience can make the memory more durable, and provide you with a tangible way to return to the memory later on.”

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