The Everyday Situation

Almost everyone has experienced it. The house keys cannot be found. The glasses seem to have disappeared. The charging cable is somewhere in the house, but nobody remembers where. A few minutes later the missing object reappears in an entirely ordinary place, leaving behind the familiar conclusion:

“I really need to become more organised.”

Because the problem appears to involve memory, most people assume that the solution must also involve memory. They promise themselves to pay more attention next time, only to repeat exactly the same search a few days later.

Continue reading “Why You Keep Looking for the Same Things · struction.everyday” →