Why is it that when we finally have time to rest, we simply can't?

Is counting sheep helpful, and who even came up with it?

Why do we need sleep? What processes take place that make it necessary?

What are some tips and tricks that are easy to implement to experience better sleep?

We just got back from a spontaneous adventure to Boston, MA. I did not know Boston was quite a trendsetter beyond just its colonial history. Listen in for two engineering feats that tickled our curiosity while we enjoyed our east coast summer.

This episode covers three current curiosities involving memory:

1. Concert Amnesia (Pop-Culture; Taylor Swift ERAS Tour)

- How is it possible to go to a "concert of a lifetime" and not be able to recall parts of it?

2. Memory Reconstruction

- Have you ever retold a memory, and took the time to provide context and detail, only to be told by someone else that was there, that is not what actually happened? Or my favorite, you have told a story to someone so many times, they actually believe they were there?

3. Negative to Positive Memories Ratio

- Am I nuts? Why does it seem like I only remember the bad parts of my day? Am I a half-empty kind of person?

In our post-covid world, many of us have found it necessary to focus and implement mindfulness strategies in our everyday lives. This week, I went down quite the rabbit hole after I had an "aha moment" on how to better understand the mindfulness technique of "assuming positive intent" through analyzing some key figures in pop culture in our lives.

Sources

Mayo Clinic

Looper

Marvel

More information about Alpha-Gal Syndrome, and that pesky Lone Star Tick can be found on the CDC website.

How this all came to be and what to expect.