Charan Ranganath
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You know, I'm not going to tell the story because I don't remember it well enough to necessarily accurately give it to you, but people could look this stuff up. There are definitely stories out there like this where people confess to crimes that they just didn't do and objective evidence came out later on.
But there's a basic recipe for it, which is you feed people the information that you want them to remember. You stress them out. You have an authority figure kind of like pushing this information on them. Or you motivate them to produce the information you're looking for, and that pretty much over time gives you what you want.
But there's a basic recipe for it, which is you feed people the information that you want them to remember. You stress them out. You have an authority figure kind of like pushing this information on them. Or you motivate them to produce the information you're looking for, and that pretty much over time gives you what you want.
But there's a basic recipe for it, which is you feed people the information that you want them to remember. You stress them out. You have an authority figure kind of like pushing this information on them. Or you motivate them to produce the information you're looking for, and that pretty much over time gives you what you want.
Oh, God, that's so hard to... Asking for a friend, I love that. Oh, it's such a hard one. Well, so, I mean, part of this is... We tend to go back to particular times that are the more emotionally intense periods, and so that's a part of it.
Oh, God, that's so hard to... Asking for a friend, I love that. Oh, it's such a hard one. Well, so, I mean, part of this is... We tend to go back to particular times that are the more emotionally intense periods, and so that's a part of it.
Oh, God, that's so hard to... Asking for a friend, I love that. Oh, it's such a hard one. Well, so, I mean, part of this is... We tend to go back to particular times that are the more emotionally intense periods, and so that's a part of it.
And again, memory is designed to kind of capture these things that are biologically significant, and attachment is a big part of biological significance for humans, human relationships. are super important.
And again, memory is designed to kind of capture these things that are biologically significant, and attachment is a big part of biological significance for humans, human relationships. are super important.
And again, memory is designed to kind of capture these things that are biologically significant, and attachment is a big part of biological significance for humans, human relationships. are super important.
And sometimes that heartbreak comes with massive changes in your beliefs about somebody, say they cheated on you or something like that, or regrets and you kind of ruminate about things that you've done wrong.
And sometimes that heartbreak comes with massive changes in your beliefs about somebody, say they cheated on you or something like that, or regrets and you kind of ruminate about things that you've done wrong.
And sometimes that heartbreak comes with massive changes in your beliefs about somebody, say they cheated on you or something like that, or regrets and you kind of ruminate about things that you've done wrong.
there's really so many reasons though, but you know, I mean, I, I've had this, I, um, uh, my first pet I had as, you know, was, we got it for a wedding present as a cat and got it after like, uh, but it died of FIP when it was four years old. And, you know, I just would see her everywhere around the house.
there's really so many reasons though, but you know, I mean, I, I've had this, I, um, uh, my first pet I had as, you know, was, we got it for a wedding present as a cat and got it after like, uh, but it died of FIP when it was four years old. And, you know, I just would see her everywhere around the house.
there's really so many reasons though, but you know, I mean, I, I've had this, I, um, uh, my first pet I had as, you know, was, we got it for a wedding present as a cat and got it after like, uh, but it died of FIP when it was four years old. And, you know, I just would see her everywhere around the house.
You know, we got another cat that we got a dog, dog eventually died of cancer and the cat just died recently. Um, And, you know, so we got a new dog because I kept seeing the dog around and I was just so heartbroken about this. But I still remember the pets that died. It just comes back to you. I mean, it's part of this.
You know, we got another cat that we got a dog, dog eventually died of cancer and the cat just died recently. Um, And, you know, so we got a new dog because I kept seeing the dog around and I was just so heartbroken about this. But I still remember the pets that died. It just comes back to you. I mean, it's part of this.
You know, we got another cat that we got a dog, dog eventually died of cancer and the cat just died recently. Um, And, you know, so we got a new dog because I kept seeing the dog around and I was just so heartbroken about this. But I still remember the pets that died. It just comes back to you. I mean, it's part of this.
I think there's also something about attachment that's just so crucial that drives, again, these things that we want to remember and that gives us that longing sometimes. Sometimes it's also not just about the heartbreak. but about the positive aspects of it, right?