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 ‘Hidden-Failure’ Brain | Why You Study Winners and Still Fail (Survivorship Bias)
Survivorship Bias is the logical error of focusing on the people or…
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 Scarcity of Boredom | The Death of the Idle Mind
"Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in…
The Cosmic Debt | Why You Fear Being Too Happy (Equilibrium Anxiety)
Equilibrium Anxiety is the psychological suspicion that a period of high success…
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The River That Never Stays Still Why Your Brain Fears Change (The Flux Illusion)
The Flux Illusion is the cognitive error of treating dynamic,…
The Broken Measuring Stick | Why Your Reality is Relative (The Contrast Effect)
The Contrast Effect is a cognitive bias where our perception…
The Thanksgiving Survival Glitch | Why Your Past is a Liar (The Turkey Illusion)
"The past is certain, the future obscure." - Thales of…
The 99 Percent Trap Why You Never Feel Finished (Zeno’s Paradox)
"That which is in locomotion must arrive at the half-way…
The Invisible Gorilla in Your Living Room (Inattentional Blindness)
"Eyes and ears are bad witnesses for men if they…
The ‘Velcro for Bad’ Brain | Why Your Mind Loves Bad News (Negativity Bias)
"The goal of the wise is not to secure pleasure,…
The Endless Treadmill Brain | Why Success Never Feels Like Enough
"Wealth is the slave of a wise man and the…
The Character Assassination Brain | Why You Judge Others Too Harshly (Fundamental Attribution Error)
"The person who is not a friend to himself is…
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…