now, is this tradition a bit of a pain? yes, it is. we procrastinate every visit, and usually end up writing in the notebooks in the last ten minutes before we leave for the airport. but now we all know that we’ll be glad to have the record, later. my mother wisely keeps the bar low -- all she asks for is four or five sentences. the perfect can be the enemy of the good, and if my mother pressed us for something more elaborate, or more neatly done, we might resist more energetically.

the one-sentence journal, the diary of days, and this trip journal are all quick, untaxing ways to keep memories vivid. i wouldn't be able to keep a long, detailed journal, but i can keep up with these other methods.

have you found any good strategies to help keep happy memories vivid?

我的许多快乐项目活动目标的决心就是成为快乐记忆的宝库。研究表明，回忆美好时光能振奋情绪，留心和保存它们是使生活秩序化的最令人满意的方法之一。

几年前，我的母亲开始了记忆保存的习惯，而且已经被证明这有很多乐趣。

她为两个孙女各买了一本日记。每次游览完堪萨斯时，我的大女儿会写一段游览的总结，我会写在小女儿的书上。

我们这样做仅仅是从2007年开始，但我们都非常乐于回顾过去。记忆的消失，甚至是比较较强烈记忆的消失速度是令人震惊的，简单的记录，非常有效地提醒我们的过去——女儿掉进鸭池，父亲做煎饼时触发了火灾警报，妹妹和她的丈夫被锁在卧室里。

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