Learned something wild about my memory from a bus ride in Austin

I was on the #7 bus heading to work last week and realized I could not remember a single detail from the past 3 nights of driving home. Like zero recall of traffic, songs on the radio, or even pulling into my driveway. It freaked me out enough that I started keeping a small voice memo on my phone right after each shift. Has anyone else had that feeling where your brain just blanks on whole chunks of your day?

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robin62823d ago

The bus thing sounds scary, I've had that happen too. It's unsettling when you realize your brain just... skipped a whole part of your day without telling you.

stone.lisa23d ago

Why are you acting like this is a big deal when people zone out driving all the time?

linda_dixon4923d ago

You said "zone out driving all the time" like it's no big deal, but I've got a personal track record here. I once drove fifteen miles on the highway completely on autopilot, only to realize I had no memory of the last three exits. That wasn't zoning out, that was me running on backup software my brain downloaded from a sketchy site. I'm pretty sure my car could file for emancipation by now, given how many times I've left it in park while my mind moved to a different zip code. So yeah, for me it's a big deal because I'm one wrong daydream away from ending up in a different state with no memory of how I got there. Zoning out is fine until you've got the navigational skills of a potato.