Grumpy Old Geeks Topics Rosy retrospection Topic Rosy retrospection 2 mentions in 1 episode A cognitive bias the hosts describe as remembering good aspects of the past while forgetting bad ones. Mentions 353: Reality Apathy Jun 15, 2019 1:06 I was reading up this week on a cognitive bias called rosy retrospection. 2:51 the rosy retrospection cognitive bias is also related to the concept of declinism