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 Invisible Audience. Why You Overestimate Your Flaws (The Spotlight Effect)
The Spotlight Effect is the psychological bias where we believe people are…
The Mental Itch | Why Your Brain Won’t Let Go of Unfinished Tasks
"That which is in locomotion must arrive at the half-way stage before…
The Weight of Shadows | How Low Expectations Warp Reality
"For to be and to think are one and the same." -…
The Head in the Sand Strategy. Why You Avoid the Truth (The Ostrich Effect)
The Ostrich Effect is the tendency to avoid negative information by "burying…
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The ‘Lost in Thought’ Brain | Why You Zone Out (And How to Zone Back In)
You’re in a conversation, and suddenly, you realize you haven't…
The ‘Just a Minute’ Brain | Why Time Speeds Up When You’re Busy (And Slows Down When You’re Bored)
You’re deep in a fascinating project, lost in conversation, or…
The ‘Unfinished Business’ Brain | Why Your Mind Can’t Let Go of Incomplete Tasks (And How to Get Peace)
You’re halfway through writing an email, and the phone rings.…
The ‘I Knew It All Along’ Brain | Why Your Mind Predicts the Past (And Is Very Confident About It)
The stock market crashes. Your friend's relationship ends. That experimental…
The ‘Game Over’ Brain | Why Your Mind Keeps Playing After You Stop (The Tetris Effect)
You just spent hours staring at lines of code, or…
The ‘Why I’m Right’ Brain | Why Your Mind Clings to Its Beliefs (Even When It’s Wrong)
You’re in a heated discussion with a friend. You present…
The ‘Talking to Myself’ Brain | Why You Narrate Your Life (And It’s Not Just for Crazy People)
You’re trying to assemble that notoriously complicated flat-pack furniture. "Okay,…
The ‘Reality Filter’ Brain | Why You Don’t See the World as It Is (And How That’s Very Nice!)
You're standing next to a friend, looking at the exact…
The ‘Why Did I Come In Here?’ Brain | The Doorway Effect (And How to Remember)
You walk from the kitchen into the living room, a…
The ‘Everyone’s Watching’ Illusion | Why Your Brain Thinks You’re the Star (And How to Dim the Spotlight)
You trip slightly on the sidewalk, and for a split…