🔗 Why People Feel Nostalgic for Terrible Times

The Atlantic’s Olga Khazan points out that our minds have a remarkable knack for letting the pain of past sorrows fade faster than the warmth of joy.

people tend to romanticize the past, remembering it more rosily than it actually was. Thanks to something called the “fading affect bias,” negative feelings about an event evaporate much more quickly than positive ones.

Just remember to be careful telling people who are in “it” that time heals all wounds quickly.