Dunbar's Number: The Limit of Friendship
You might have 5,000 friends on Facebook, but your brain can only handle about 150. The cognitive limit of human connection.
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You might have 5,000 friends on Facebook, but your brain can only handle about 150. The cognitive limit of human connection.
You buy a red car, and suddenly you see red cars everywhere. The world didn't change; your attention did.
Why do incompetent people often think they are experts? And why do experts often doubt themselves? The psychology of illusory superiority.
We think more choice means more freedom and happiness. But too much choice leads to paralysis, anxiety, and decision fatigue.
Once you know something, it is impossible to imagine what it is like *not* to know it. This makes it incredibly hard to explain things to beginners.
We don't remember the average of an experience. We only remember the most intense moment (the peak) and the end. How to hack your memory.