Tiny Leaps, Big Changes

Get this episode ad-free when you join TLBC+ today: https://tlbc.co/join In this episode, we look at how stress affects your memory. Get excited, because this is Tiny Leaps, Big Changes. Welcome to another episode of Tiny Leaps, Big Changes where I share research-backed strategies you can use, to get more out of your life. My name is Gregg Clunis. The Research: Martina Piefke and Katharina Glienke published a paper in 2017 titled The Effects of Stress on Prospective Memory: A Systematic Review where they look at the effects of stress on what’s called prospective memory. Prospective memory is defined as the ability to remember to carry out intended actions in the future So basically… What They Found: “The present review demonstrates that a short acute stressor may have enhancing effects on PM in healthy humans, depending on the characteristics of the stressor and the type of PM.” According to the study, time-based PM, that is, things that you have a limited amount of time to carry out, are more vulnerab