Rosy Retrospection

A more common memory or cognitive bias is rosy retrospection, which is the tendency to remember and recollect events more favorably than when they occurred. It is related to the popular idiom “to see through rose-colored glasses.” So it is basically remembering the past as more positive than it was in reality.

Remember how when we worked in the shipping/receiving department at Menards and we would get in 6 DC trucks a day, then we would get Jeldwen with 200 windows, then we would get a garage door truck, and then appliances would come and we would have to put away fifty appliances in the racks with the Joe. Buliding materials would write picking tickets for stuff that was right in front of their desk. So we would have to walk all the way there then all the way back to door 10 with the stuff. Every customer that needed help would say they are injured so they need us to load up their stuff while they watch. We would get fucked so hard every day and then they would nominate the team member of the week and it would always be someone from the sales floor that didn't have to get fucked as hard as we did. Man, those were the good old days!

Dude, isn't that rosy retrospection

by Cz75 Shadow2 April 10, 2019

retrospective sickie

When a sick day is taken after being sick, so one can actually enjoy having the day off work.

- Jane: Bob, you look terrible! You should have stayed at home today.
- Bob: Don't worry Jane, I'll be taking a retrospective sickie tomorrow.

by AustralianWorkEthic April 20, 2010

retrospectoscope

Medical imaging device for looking at the past and finding out what could have been done better.

Nurse - If we had not given Mrs Jones that dose of morphine I don't think she would have stoped breathing.

Dr - Stop using your retrospectoscope!

by Muggs August 28, 2006

retrospective

a look in the past : or IN the terms of vocabulation explaining a diverse integration of a view of past opinons thoughts experiences; or as well as a rewind of past or before - the past the remembered or the occured

for example the clothing designer Gianni versace had a tenous look about him thus reflecting his retrospective personality and abilities of his past

by jon Q!!! August 8, 2008

Retrospectography

A collection of random memories from the past.

A retrospectography of thoughts flooded my mind hearing that old song.

by Brumleyprunk June 28, 2022

Theory of retrospective return

Theory of retrospective return; when one purchases a good from an auction, online or not, in the view that should the person ever require that item in the future, he quite possibly purchased it at a price well below market or retail price. Therefore making a retrospective return.

James buys 65 fun size garden gnomes because they were only $15 in an online auction. Several weeks later, James is held hostage and his captors demand 65 fun size garden gnomes. Fun size garden gnomes retail for $2 each. The Theory of retrospective return demonstrates that James made a return of $115.

by benjamin g October 15, 2008

Restrospection

Restrospection is a term that was made up by Apullo. It combines the word "restroom" and "inspection". It's used when you're inspecting a restroom.

"I will restrospect your mother" -Apullo
Restrospection as an insult

by Apollo456 June 2, 2021