📚Passage: Another important idea is that of ‘autobiographical memory’. This is the concept that many people construct a narrative of their lives and select memories that contribute most forcefully to that narrative. This seems to be relevant to our earliest memories in the following sense. Once people reach maturity, they often develop a strong feeling of who they are, perhaps based on their chosen line of work or their interests. Studies show that, for example, the earliest memories of an accomplished sportswoman were of herself as a child athlete, whereas a chef recalled preparing a meal as a young boy. Thus, who we are now appears to have some bearing on what we choose to recall from long ago.