Why You Replay Conversations That Are Already Over

The call with your mother was fine. The meeting went well enough. The text got a short reply and nothing more. And yet hours later, one sentence, one pause, one offhand comment is still running through your head while you try to focus on something else.

This episode looks at why ordinary, finished conversations get replayed at all, and what that replay actually is. It isn't a recording of what happened. It's an impression your mind built in the moment, while part of your attention was busy monitoring how you sounded instead of taking in the exchange.
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