It’s amazing what our brains choose to remember and what they choose to forget. Our minds, unbeknownst to us, attach random acts to random memories. And each time those acts are carried out we think of those associated memories. These memories are intertwined in everything we do.

Who knows why, but I think about Dustin Hoffman every time I indulge in a cup of yogurt. Perhaps you’ve seen the movie Stranger Than Fiction, a delightful flick featuring Will Ferrell, Emma Thompson, and of course, Dustin Hoffman. When I eat yogurt my mind immediately wanders to the scene where Hoffman eats a runny cup of  yogurt during a therapy session with Ferrell’s character Harold. I’m not sure if it’s the way Hoffman eats while he’s talking to Ferrell, or the fact that runny yogurt just grosses me out, but I can’t stop thinking about that specific moment anytime a drop of yogurt hits my mouth.

It’s weird. I know. But what fascinates me the most isn’t really the yogurt, it’s the way our minds work. Why do we remember these seemingly insignificant parts of our lives, yet inadvertently forget far more important moments? What daily acts trigger strange memories in you? I’d love to know.

Yogurt Scene starts at 6:16 of this clip: