It's not just doorways that make us forget what we came for in the next room
- Written by Oliver Baumann, Assistant Professor, School of Psychology, Bond University
Shutterstock/Lava images Imagine you’re in the middle of watching a riveting episode of your favourite TV show. You decide the situation calls for popcorn, so you get up and head to the kitchen.
But when you arrive in the kitchen you suddenly stop and think to yourself:
Why did I come in here?
Perplexed, you walk back into the living room. As...





