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    Habit Loops Entry #0317

    Why the last repetition is the one you remember

    A remembered episode is not the sum of its moments. It is reconstructed from a peak and an ending, which is why how something finished governs whether it repeats.

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    The hidden part #0317

    Adding an easy final stretch can make a harder session preferable. The summary is built from the end, not from the total.

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    Memory & Recall Entry #0804

    The reason the ending decides how you remember the whole thing

    The ending decides how the whole experience is remembered because the brain overwrites the duration record with a snapshot of the peak moment and the final moment.

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    The hidden part #0804

    The ending is not the last part of the experience — it is the entire experience in retrospect. The brain does not average; it snapshots.

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