Doorway Effect

Whenever you walk into a room, and you don't know why you walked into that room.

I walked into a random room full of people and I forgot why I was in there and I said, "Sorry, Doorway Effect am I right?"

by backslash\\\ July 13, 2022

doorway effect

Doorway effect is a common psychological phenomenon where people forget what they intended to do after walking through a doorway into a new room. It is also known as the "location updating effect," and it is not a sign of memory loss or dementia. The brain creates mental "event boundaries" when crossing a threshold, which helps organize memories but can cause you to forget your original goal in the new environment.

Man, I'm tired of constantly putting the salad inside the fridge due to experiencing doorway effect on my way to the fridge.

by Emotional Cruiser October 20, 2025