Don NormanIn hindsight, events seem logical
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In retrospect, events that happened in the past seem logical. This is because our brains are designed to make sense of things that happen in the present, but ignore the past. For example, you may be thinking “Wow, I can’t believe I forgot to do something important today” when in fact you had already done it yesterday. The reason for this is that our brains are extremely good at remembering the events of your life and how they relate to one another. It’s all part of being human, after all.
Source: The Design Of Everyday Things
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