Charan Ranganath

And all of a sudden, it starts to feel more believable. And the reason is our brain has tuned itself up to process those messages. And in the process, it seems easier to think about. And if it seems easier to think about, we often... believe it's true, right? So that's an example of some of these automatic influences of memory that I talk about in the book.

But there's also gobs of control we have. So for instance, There's research showing that when we remember an event, we have a lot of control over the narrative that we use to put together that event, right? So there's great stories about people where they have fans of two different sports teams. They watch the same football match.

But there's also gobs of control we have. So for instance, There's research showing that when we remember an event, we have a lot of control over the narrative that we use to put together that event, right? So there's great stories about people where they have fans of two different sports teams. They watch the same football match.

But there's also gobs of control we have. So for instance, There's research showing that when we remember an event, we have a lot of control over the narrative that we use to put together that event, right? So there's great stories about people where they have fans of two different sports teams. They watch the same football match.

Then later on, you ask them for their memories of it, and their memories are just completely different from each other, right? Because they're watching it from the perspective of the team that they're liking, right? And there's other research showing that you can change your perspective.

Then later on, you ask them for their memories of it, and their memories are just completely different from each other, right? Because they're watching it from the perspective of the team that they're liking, right? And there's other research showing that you can change your perspective.

Then later on, you ask them for their memories of it, and their memories are just completely different from each other, right? Because they're watching it from the perspective of the team that they're liking, right? And there's other research showing that you can change your perspective.

You can look at the same event from a different point of view and all of a sudden remember things that you didn't remember before. And so we have control over that narrative to some degree. And this is really important when you talk about things like trauma, right? I used to work with veterans who had PTSD.

You can look at the same event from a different point of view and all of a sudden remember things that you didn't remember before. And so we have control over that narrative to some degree. And this is really important when you talk about things like trauma, right? I used to work with veterans who had PTSD.

You can look at the same event from a different point of view and all of a sudden remember things that you didn't remember before. And so we have control over that narrative to some degree. And this is really important when you talk about things like trauma, right? I used to work with veterans who had PTSD.

And one of the big challenges that they faced was they had all this shame about their trauma and they never talked about it with anyone. And you could see this massive transformation in these patients when they would get hooked in with a group and they're talking to other people who experienced similar traumas.

And one of the big challenges that they faced was they had all this shame about their trauma and they never talked about it with anyone. And you could see this massive transformation in these patients when they would get hooked in with a group and they're talking to other people who experienced similar traumas.

And one of the big challenges that they faced was they had all this shame about their trauma and they never talked about it with anyone. And you could see this massive transformation in these patients when they would get hooked in with a group and they're talking to other people who experienced similar traumas.

and they share their trauma, and all of a sudden they realize, well, they're not alone. There are other people who face similar things. And they're getting support from these people from a completely different perspective. They're getting support from people who don't blame them, who aren't telling them to feel guilty. They aren't telling them that they're cowards.

and they share their trauma, and all of a sudden they realize, well, they're not alone. There are other people who face similar things. And they're getting support from these people from a completely different perspective. They're getting support from people who don't blame them, who aren't telling them to feel guilty. They aren't telling them that they're cowards.

and they share their trauma, and all of a sudden they realize, well, they're not alone. There are other people who face similar things. And they're getting support from these people from a completely different perspective. They're getting support from people who don't blame them, who aren't telling them to feel guilty. They aren't telling them that they're cowards.

And all of a sudden, they look at the same experience they had from a completely different perspective. And now what happens is you're modifying and updating that memory. So we have a lot of agency over the way we use memory. And I think that is important because often people feel like their memories are, you know, a literal set in stone record of what happened.

And all of a sudden, they look at the same experience they had from a completely different perspective. And now what happens is you're modifying and updating that memory. So we have a lot of agency over the way we use memory. And I think that is important because often people feel like their memories are, you know, a literal set in stone record of what happened.

And all of a sudden, they look at the same experience they had from a completely different perspective. And now what happens is you're modifying and updating that memory. So we have a lot of agency over the way we use memory. And I think that is important because often people feel like their memories are, you know, a literal set in stone record of what happened.

And in fact, it's like the sands are always shifting. There's always change that's happening. Sometimes we do it without knowing it and we just make a lot of mistakes because errors start to accumulate in our memories. But sometimes we can do it properly. And sometimes we can use that to our advantage.