Why We Romanticize the Past: A Deep Dive into Nostalgia

Everyone has heard the statement, “Back then, things were better.”Nostalgia is strong, whether it’s over old tunes, childhood memories, or the “good old days” before cellphones. However, even though the past was far from ideal, why do we romanticize it? This is known as “rosy retrospection” by psychologists.It’s a cognitive bias that magnifies the positive … Read more