The “Spotlight Effect” Helped Me Stop Obsessing Over Small Social Mistakes
A study published in 2000 by psychologists Thomas Gilovich, Victoria Medvec, and Kenneth Savitsky explored a surprisingly common human tendency. Participants were asked to wear a potentially embarrassing T-shirt into a room of strangers. Afterward, they estimated how many people had noticed what they were wearing. Researchers then asked the room itself. The participants consistently … Read more