Comparison:
‘That way, when it comes time for you to retire, you’ll have a bunch of objects you can fill a room with, and then just go and sit in as if it were a hot tub,’ he says. ‘A hot tub for the mind.’
Prof. John Medina suggest collect treasured items early and often, thereby setting up a means of pleasure and memory production later in life. Now where DID we put that pet rock?
Context:
[developmental molecular biologist John] Median often advises people to start collecting things—the earlier in life, the better. ‘That way, when it comes time for you to retire, you’ll have a bunch of objects you can fill a room with, and then just go and sit in as if it were a hot tub,’ he says. ‘A hot tub for the mind.’
Citation:
Haupt, Angela. “5 Ways to Tap into Nostalgia’s Health Benefits.” Time, 23 Oct. 2023, p. 24.
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