How Quickly We Forget: False Memories Form Fast

In just 2 seconds, our brains subconsciously replace factual observations with illusions of how we want or expect the world to be

Robert Roy Britt
Wise & Well
Published in
6 min readApr 5, 2023

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Your fondest memories are liable to be works of notable fiction, perhaps based on a true story, but often glaringly embellished and stunningly inaccurate.

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Robert Roy Britt
Wise & Well

Editor of Aha! and Wise & Well on Medium + the Writer's Guide at writersguide.substack.com. Author of Make Sleep Your Superpower: amazon.com/dp/B0BJBYFQCB