A feeling can be completely real without every conclusion we draw from it being equally reliable. Why Can a Strong Feeling Make Something Seem More True? A strong feeling can do more than change how we feel about a situation. It can change how convincing the situation itself appears. When worry becomes intense, a feared…
Something does not have to become worse for us to stop experiencing it as intensely as we once did. Why Do Things We Once Loved Start to Feel Ordinary? Think about something you were once excited to have. It might have been a new apartment, a phone, a view from your window, a piece of…
Comfort is not only about how a room looks. It can emerge from the way a space fits our senses, habits, expectations, and needs. Why Do Some Spaces Feel Comfortable Almost Immediately? Sometimes we enter a room and like being there almost immediately. Nothing extraordinary has happened. We may not even be able to identify…
A day contains many moments, but our memory does not necessarily give each of them equal weight. Why Can One Part of the Day Change How We Remember the Whole Day? Think about a day that was mostly ordinary. Perhaps breakfast was fine, work went reasonably well, you completed a few things, had an enjoyable…