LIFE HACK!
EVER WALK INTO A ROOM… AND IMMEDIATELY FORGET WHY YOU WENT IN THERE?
THERE’S ACTUALLY A NAME FOR IT: THE “DOORWAY EFFECT.”
YOUR BRAIN CAN TREAT WALKING THROUGH A DOORWAY LIKE A SCENE CHANGE — NEW ROOM, NEW INFORMATION — AND SUDDENLY THAT THING YOU NEEDED IS GONE.
HERE’S THE HACK: WALK BACK THROUGH THE DOOR YOU JUST CAME THROUGH.
RETURNING TO THE ORIGINAL ENVIRONMENT CAN HELP TRIGGER THE MEMORY AGAIN.
SO NEXT TIME YOU’RE STANDING IN THE KITCHEN THINKING, “WHY AM I HERE?”… JUST BACK IT UP.
YOUR BRAIN ISN’T BROKEN. IT’S JUST AN OVERAGGRESSIVE FILM EDITOR.
THAT’S YOUR LIFE HACK!