The Peculiar Psyche
The ‘Phantom Pixel’ Brain? Why Your Digital Self Feels Literally Real?
The Phantom Pixel Brain is the reason you feel a literal jolt when your phone slips or a pang of anxiety when a digital avatar is criticized. Psychology suggests our…
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The ‘Velcro for Bad’ Brain | Why Your Mind Loves Bad News (Negativity Bias)
"The goal of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to…
The ‘Everywhere I Look’ Brain | Why You Suddenly See What You Just Learned (The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon)
The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon (Frequency Illusion) is the cognitive bias where something you…
The Broken Measuring Stick | Why Your Reality is Relative (The Contrast Effect)
The Contrast Effect is a cognitive bias where our perception of a…
The ‘Happy-Then-Empty’ Brain | Why Your Joy Fades Fast (The Hedonic Treadmill)
The Hedonic Treadmill is the tendency for humans to quickly return to…
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The ‘It’s Their Fault!’ Brain | Why You Blame People, Not Situations (And How to See the Whole Picture)
Someone cuts you off in traffic. Your colleague misses a…
The ‘That’s Not Fair!’ Brain | Why Injustice Feels So Wrong (And How Your Mind Fights for Balance)
You witness someone cut in line. A colleague takes credit…
The ‘I See What You Did There!’ Brain | Why Your Mind Fills in the Gaps (And How to Spot the Illusions)
You see a series of disconnected lines, yet your magnificent,…
The ‘Cringe Rewind’ Brain | Why Embarrassing Memories Still Make You Squirm (And How to Let Go of the Past)
You're just minding your own business, perhaps making a sandwich…
The ‘Did That Really Happen?’ Brain | Why Your Memories Aren’t Always True (And How to Trust Your Past)
You're reminiscing with a friend about a shared past event.…
The ‘Suddenly It’s Everywhere!’ Brain | Why You Notice Things More After You Learn About Them (And How Your Attention Gets Tricked)
You just learned a new word, like "serendipity." Or perhaps…
The ‘It Must Be Simple!’ Brain | Why Your Mind Hates Complexity (And How to Embrace the Mess)
You're faced with a complicated problem at work, a nuanced…
The ‘Everyone’s Looking At Me!’ Brain | Why You Think You’re the Center of Attention (And How to Chill Out)
You walk into a room, convinced every eye is on…
The ‘My Lucky Socks!’ Brain | Why You Believe in Superstitions (And How to Embrace True Chance)
You wore your "lucky socks" to that important meeting, and…
The ‘Why Did I Just Walk In Here?’ Brain | Why You Forget What You’re Doing When You Enter a Room (And How to Keep Your Train of Thought)
You're in the kitchen, thinking, "I need to get the…