Thread by @SahilBloom

The Spotlight Effect

(a visual thread)

The Spotlight Effect is an egocentric bias.

The phrase Spotlight Effect was coined by a group of psychologists in 2000.

The Spotlight Effect explains why we feel that there is a spotlight shining on us in public and social situations.

We may never turn it off, but we could all benefit from dimming the spotlight.

Spotlight Dimming Strategy: Awareness

Spotlight Dimming Strategy: Be Interested

Spotlight Dimming Strategy: “So What?”

There are two big mistakes in life:

1. Worrying about what other people think about you.
2. Believing that other people think about you in the first place.

Fight back.

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I liked the “visual thread” style. More to come if people find it to be an engaging format.

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Harsh Truth: Most people don’t really care about you.

This is liberating—stop worrying about what others think, be yourself, and live according to your values.

Basically, the Spotlight Effect says we think people care about us WAY MORE than they actually do.

I used to worry about every little thing I did, thinking that people would scrutinize or judge me.

This places a huge and unnecessary drag on growth.