{"id":10351,"date":"2022-01-05T06:00:04","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnstongroup.ca\/the-advisor-journal\/?p=10351"},"modified":"2022-01-05T12:11:43","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T18:11:43","slug":"struggling-to-recall-something-you-may-not-have-a-memory-problem-just-an-attention-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnstongroup.ca\/the-advisor-journal\/wellness\/struggling-to-recall-something-you-may-not-have-a-memory-problem-just-an-attention-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Struggling to recall something? You may not have a memory problem \u2014 just an attention problem"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are times when we all feel like our memory is failing us – but it isn\u2019t (thank goodness). <\/span>\u201c<\/span><\/i>If you\u2019re awake for 16 hours today, your senses are open for business for 57,600 seconds. That\u2019s a lot of data. But you simply can\u2019t \u2014 and won\u2019t \u2014 remember most of what was available to your eyes, ears, nose, and brain today.\u201d <\/span><\/i>\u00a0It turns out that what we remember is linked to what we pay attention to and how we tune into the world around us<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Struggling to recall something? You may not have a memory problem – just an attention problem<\/a><\/h4>\n

Turns out, your memory isn’t a like video camera, recording a constant stream of every sight and sound you’re exposed to. In fact, you can only capture and retain what you pay attention to. Author and neuroscientist Lisa Genova explains.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n