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Spotlight effect

We feel that other people notice our looks and mistakes much more than they do. In Thomas Gilovich, Victoria Medvec and Kenneth Savitsky's 2000 study, students in an embarrassing T-shirt guessed about half a room noticed; about a quarter did.

Depth 1 · Foundation

You can spot the spotlight effect, explain why we feel more noticed than we are, and use that to worry less.

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    Foundation

    You can spot the spotlight effect, explain why we feel more noticed than we are, and use that to worry less.

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    Cognitive biasFeeling more noticed than we are is a cognitive bias: most people make it, in the same direction.

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What's still between you and Spotlight effect, depth 1, in the order you can learn it.

  1. 1Fast and slow thinkingDepth 1 · Foundation · Thinking and Deciding
  2. 2Mental shortcutsDepth 1 · Foundation · Thinking and Deciding
  3. 3Cognitive biasDepth 1 · Foundation · Thinking and Deciding
  4. 4Spotlight effectDepth 1 · Foundation · Thinking and Deciding

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