@iammarkmanson: Ever feel like the you’re not making progress on a problem, despite working endlessly on it? Well there’s a very clear explanation for that. #markmanson #psychology #bluedoteffect
It’s like waiting to write the perfect mail or report u will never have one- u will keep punching holes in them
2026-09-30 00:19:35
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Elizabeth Alado Creatives :
Wait that’s why what?
2026-09-29 17:28:32
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Little_Twig9 :
So basically, you're asking your brain to look for the problem, so you can solve it, which makes you identify even more problems
2023-12-12 09:53:58
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Kel :
"if you look for problems, you will find problems"
2023-12-12 20:56:37
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Tony :
Loop doesn’t make any sense
2023-12-12 22:21:21
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buddha :
Confirmation bias
2023-12-12 15:31:05
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Pauli :
No, ppl didn’t MISTAKE purple for blue, they set a new definition of what blue meant in that particular set: purplish blue. You assume there’s an
2023-12-13 06:09:55
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tig 🐛 :
okay but this doesn’t translate, bcs they’re looking at visual cues, whereas your example is talking about an abstract thought, its not the same
2023-12-13 17:29:36
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Tatiana Estévez :
It doesn’t necessarily mean that all. It could mean if you’re asked to find something which gets scarce you’ll start to see it anyway.
2023-12-12 20:13:59
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Kamala Terra :
I wonder if this means that when society isn’t that offensive anymore, we find offense where it isn’t?
2023-12-17 13:37:47
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Steveo :
I’m colourblind. So yeah, I got problems
2023-12-12 12:00:04
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Tyrael :
that's why what
2023-12-12 22:08:32
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una :
that's how I find things that cause me insomnia
2024-02-02 01:12:06
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TheMatrixIAm 🇨🇦🧙♂️🌱 :
were they primed to believe there were higher numbers than not? did they reverae the order as a control? did they inform participants about less?
2023-12-12 10:05:43
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BBCfvjyyfc :
How would you ever as a researcher determine objectively which are the threatening faces?
2023-12-12 14:27:54
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tinamelaku :
“Thats why” and stopped 😭😭😭
2023-12-13 17:47:00
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Red :
Oh so this is why I have body dysmorphia
2026-02-07 15:54:09
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Ipins :
THATS WHY WHAT?!
2023-12-18 00:28:43
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🪻 :
مافهمت
2023-12-12 19:08:37
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Mikail_T199 :
Man gewöhnt sich an Sachen und erwartet diese Muster auch in Zukunft
2023-12-14 00:22:23
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shore joy 🇨🇦 :
So how do we help ourselves through this?
2023-12-12 14:28:54
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Leandrinho :
that's why what????? cmon finish it!!!
2023-12-12 20:41:20
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alysonlbarrow :
…a cliffhanger? 😳
2026-06-06 17:11:25
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James Ross :
And if you are looking for solutions youll grasp at straws... what we need is to find if people get more accurate again when there is a resurgence
2026-05-29 19:33:41
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Andrew :
This is similar to when you have a clear out at home, if you do it regularly you still find things to get rid of even if you haven't accumulated more stuff. You just reassess what is least important
2023-12-14 08:01:56
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