Your mental timeline is skewed

We tend to overestimate the importance of events we can easily recall and underestimate the importance of events we have trouble recalling. 

The easier it is to remember, the more likely we are to create a strong relationship between two things that are weakly related or not related ...

While recent research has shown that music has a strong influence on patients with mental health issues, this is certainly not a scientific cure. However, singing can still be practiced in order to ensure a positive mindset and an increased level of happiness and accomplishment.

We overestimate threats that are less likely but easier to remember, like terrorism, and underestimate more complex threats, like climate change.

We are very bad at understanding statistical trends and long-term changes, because we have evolved to pay attention to immediate threats. ...