Glitch Theology Dispatches
The Optimisation Trap — Why Your Brain’s Refusal to Be Fixed Is the Most Intelligent Thing About You
There is a $4.5 trillion industry built on a single premise: that you are broken, and that the right system, supplement, or subscription can fix you. Productivity apps. Sleep trackers. Dopamine detoxes.…
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The Optimisation Trap — Why Your Brain’s Refusal to Be Fixed Is the Most Intelligent Thing About You
Every app, every guru, every algorithm is trying to patch your firmware.…
The 99 Percent Trap Why You Never Feel Finished (Zeno’s Paradox)
"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 Broken Measuring Stick | Why Your Reality is Relative (The Contrast Effect)
The Contrast Effect is a cognitive bias where our perception of a…
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The ‘Fight to Be Right’ Brain | Why Facts Just Make You Believe Harder
You're deep in a conversation, armed with irrefutable facts, statistics,…
The ‘Familiar Stranger’ Brain | Why That Person Looks So Familiar (And You Have No Idea Why)
You’re walking down the street, minding your own business, when…
The ‘Rabbit Hole’ Brain | Why Hyperfocus Makes You Forget the World
You sit down to work on a project, just for…
The ‘Echo Chamber’ Brain | Why Confirmation Bias Makes You Love Being Right
You just read an article online that perfectly confirms something…
The ‘Too Many Tabs Open’ Brain | Why Decision Paralysis is Your Mind’s Funniest Glitch
You open a streaming service, planning to watch a movie.…
The ‘Loading… 404 Error’ Brain | Why Cognitive Dissonance Is Your Mind’s Most Hilarious Glitch
You just spent an entire paycheck on a ridiculously expensive,…
The ‘Lost in the Past’ Brain | Why Nostalgia is Your Mind’s Favorite Time Machine
You’re walking down the street and catch a faint scent…
The ‘I See It Everywhere Now!’ Brain | The Psychology of Frequency Illusion (And How Your Mind Seeks New Patterns)
You learn a new word, a new car model, or…
The ‘But I Thought…!’ Brain | The Psychology of Cognitive Dissonance (And How to Reconcile Your Reality)
You've just made a big purchase, only to read a…
The ‘Why Am I So Bad at Estimating?’ Brain | The Psychology of the Planning Fallacy (And How to Get Things Done)
You've got a new project at work, a home renovation,…