In a recent discussion, it was mentioned that we retain our memory of fear more through visual stimuli (ie. scary movies) than we do other forms of media (ie. books or music). This conversation had me questioning what content was more retainable.  From just my own experience, I noted other things that seemed to have a larger impact on me from my exposure to media.  Preferences (likes and dislikes) Pattern-making  Meaning-making Things I had learned when I was growing up related to these three things still are with me now. I have learned over time what media content I enjoy and that has been maintained with what I currently view.  I also noted that all of my structure comes from the pattern-making I learned about with my media use as well as the content I viewed. With that said, I also recognized that not all of this was positive- I felt as though the patterns I made with my use of media altered my ability to multi-task because I adjusted my patterns to not include ...