Your comment leadups are for the win.

I appreciate that about the post’s honest qualities, as it came to my mind while I was thinking about something that was meaningful to me.

That’s a smart move about chronicling your adventures, as I’ve been entertained or informed by my past material from long ago.

I had forgotten what the Stumble effect was like.

really loved this post. there was a… an honesty about it. a lack of fluffy sugarfrosting that sparked something in me. i think affecting the reader is prolly the most important thing for a writer to do. like the way you put it: “shake good memories before they harden”. powerness.

i’m constantly writing things down – solidifying memories – and i have a couple of files on my laptop (some require password protection) that chronicle the adventures.

I really like your suggestion about proactively preempting good memories and deepening the good feelings by inviting your b-ball team over etc.

glorious.

+stumbled

hope all’s well mate
alex – unleashreality

This is another relevant point. We can use those great memories to put ourselves in the position we felt we were in at the time they occurred. If we have a memory of being the coolest person at a party, or putting hours of effort in to build a wonderful bookshelf, imagining those things can make us feel like we are ready to be the coolest person at an upcoming gathering, or like we can take on a new woodworking project.

Thanks for that added concept.

That might be the case with most people, but I am not sure. I think the bad memories are a bit more prominent in our minds, as there tends to be fear or worry that was in them, and those are said to motivate us more than good things.

Good point about sharing good memories. People are usually always glad to hear them, because they usually have similar situations that occurred, and so we bring them up in their minds.

I had forgotten that in “Blink”, but remembered it somewhat after you pointed it out. We sure do sometimes leave others to remember some things for us when we are in close connection with them. I sure like all of Malcolm’s books that I have read thus far.

Thanks for that. We sure do have the potential to get some guidance from the good memories too, as we see what worked best for us. The good memories are where we were superstars for a period of time.

I like the way you described the message of this article. We have to be conscious of the good as it occurs so we don’t toss it away while it is being created, and build on it while there is still opportunity to build on it.

Glad for that description, and thanks for your thoughts.

You are right about seizing the day. We always feel bad when we don’t seize it.

Good point there about looking at past issues as experience. I feel good when I do that.

Photos and video really do make a difference. We sometimes feel like something we are doing isn’t really worth a photo, and then a year later, we wish we had some record of an event we had during that time.

Good stuff Gordie.

I could spend like 5 hours right now dwelling on the past, but I won’t be doing that. You are right that it is portrayed as something which might not even be there in all entirety.

Good to hear from you.