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 ‘Loudest Voice’ Brain | Why You Fear Planes More Than Stairs (The Availability Heuristic)
"What the human being is best at doing is interpreting all new…
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 ‘Happy-Then-Empty’ Brain | Why Your Joy Fades Fast (The Hedonic Treadmill)
The Hedonic Treadmill is the tendency for humans to quickly return to…
The ‘It Was Me!’ Brain | Why We Take All the Credit, But None of the Blame (Self-Serving Bias)
The Self-Serving Bias is the tendency to attribute successes to internal qualities…
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The Time Warp Effect | Why Days Drag But Years Fly (And Your Brain Is Being Extra)
You’re stuck in a particularly tedious meeting. Each minute stretches…
Too Many Options, Too Little Joy | The Glorious Madness of Choice Overload (Very Nice!)
You're standing in the shampoo aisle. Forty-seven different brands. Each…
Did You See That? (Probably Not. Your Brain Was Busy Being Extra)
You’re frantically searching for your phone. You check under the…
Schadenfreude | The Glorious Madness of Enjoying Someone Else’s Misfortune (Very Nice!)
Be honest. Just between us. You’re watching that TikTok fail…
My Brain Wants to Squeeze That Adorable Puppy (Hard) | The Glorious Madness of Cute Aggression (Very Nice!)
You see it. A tiny kitten tumbling over its own…
Why Your Car Has a Name (And Your Toaster Has Feelings)
Your Wi-Fi router is acting stubborn. Your phone is being…
Why We Get Stuck on ‘What If?’ | The Brain’s Obsession with Alternate Realities (Very Nice!)
The email finally lands | Rejection. You see an old…
Help! My Brain is Playing That Song Again | The Glorious Madness of the Earworm (Very Nice!)
Duuun dun... duuun dun... duuun dun dun dun dun dun...…
Why Tomorrow’s To-Do List is Always ‘Very Nice!’ | The Glorious Madness of Procrastination
You know the feeling. That looming deadline. That chore that…
Why We Talk to Ourselves (Yes, Out Loud! Very Nice!)
Mutter, mutter… "Where did I put my keys?!"… mumbling under…