Thursday, September 10, 2015
What Paul Bloom is basically saying in his article is that we are all different when we're around other people. For example, when i am with my friends i act a certain way with them since they would understand more. But if i act the way i act with my friends with my family, 9 times out of 10 they're not going to understand what am i actually doing and just question it. This also helps us by being able to adjust to our surroundings. You're not going to go to a job interview and act the way you do with your friends,because if you do you probably won't get the job. So we would have to be more professional during this environment. I also agree with Bloom when he is stating that we remember our memories than ended up being painful. I know this first hand because if someone would ask me about a painful memory, i could think of thousands in a second. I completely agree with everything he is saying in this article. We probably won't admit that we act different when around different people but in reality, we all do
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I have to disagree on the fact that you will remember a painful memory over a happier one. Memories that heighten your senses is what you tend to remember. If you are being chased by a serial killer versus a simple Sunday picnic with the family, then of course the serial chase will stick with you because nothing heightened your senses to an extreme level. Now I will agree that as a person we act a certain way depending on who we are with and our environment. You always want to be professional when it comes to your job and at school but when you are with friends you are more relaxed. I know many people including myself that swears pretty often in conversation with friends, mind you I wouldn't swear in front or at my parents.
ReplyDeleteI think anyone can agree or disagree depending on you yourself and from personal experiences. I do agree that we act differently around certain people but how you react to something is depending on how you want to react. Most people will act shy, awkward, or not themselves when they meet new people they aren't comfortable with while you can be super happy, talkative, and weird around your friends and family. When it comes to remembering the painful memories, people will remember different memories clearer depending on how much it affected your life.
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