This sounds so true! “During the high school years, students participate in many events and experiences which help them to establish their autobiographical map.” It seems that the memories of high school are DEEPER. If I meet someone from high school whom I haven’t seen in years, I’ll know that person’s firstname, lastname, favorite food, favorite sport, etc. And if I meet a new work colleague from months ago, I may not remember all that. There’s something DEEPER about high school, it seems to me.

Also, thanks for the Suh, Diener, Fujita research about the past three months being a strong influence on answers of subjective well-being. I had forgotten about that.

And great story about the Naval pilot video in the portfolio!

Thanks, John,
Senia

p.s. When I read your articles, they are to me a constantly neat, new spin on applying pos psych to education - for another example, the detail of “anticipated” memory - NICE!