Strange and surprising psychological facts

The collective canonical perspective

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Psychologists in the 1980s discovered that we unconsciously remember almost all objects from the canonical perspective, meaning from the side and slightly above.

Foreign language logic

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Would you hit the grammar books if you were told you could think more rationally and make better decisions when using a second language?

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Using an unnatural language basically forces you to think harder and more critically about whatever it is you’re discussing.

The Dunning-Kruger Effect

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This theory proves the old adage “ignorance is bliss,” as people who aren’t aware of how much knowledge they’re missing out on will naturally think more highly of themselves. Think back to your own early art!

Music changes your perception

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The reason behind this is called perceptual expectation: when you hear something in your ears, your brain will expect to see something similar through your eyes.

Singing reduces anxiety

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Singing out loud is proven to reduce anxiety and depression, even if you’re the worst singer in the world!

Negativity could be in your genes

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What if your grumpiness wasn’t a choice but rather an expression of your genetic code?

Anxiety is evolving

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A study 15 years ago found that the average high school student was as anxious as the average psychiatric patient in the '50s. Similarly, mental health issues are more common now than they were 15 years ago.

Sarcasm makes you smart

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Being sarcastic can actually improve the health of your brain! While it can be quite insulting, it’s actually one of the most common signs of intelligence.

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Sarcastic people may be unlikable for it, but they excel at thinking outside the box, which is hopefully how they’ll find new friends.

The power of sunlight

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Sunlight can actually prevent mood disorders like depression, as the vitamin D acts as a mood stabilizer and releases pleasure hormones in your brain.

Dopamine addiction

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While many people attribute ceaselessly staring at your phone to the pleasure effects of dopamine, which are triggered by social media and texting, pleasure is actually not the culprit here.

The over-sleeper’s paradox

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After sleeping for 10-11 hours, why do you feel like you still need more? It turns out sleeping too much is just as detrimental as not sleeping enough.

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If you overstep the sweet sleep spot in either direction, you throw off your biological clock and will wake up feeling foggy and fatigued.

The fallacy of reading faster

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Once upon a time, when publishers figured out that people like shorter lines and were more likely to keep reading, they starting formatting newspapers in columns of 30-50 characters.

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One of the biggest misinterpretations of people’s preference for short lines is that we read them faster. Quite the opposite!

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Psychologists recently discovered that short lines make us read slower, and lines of 100 characters are ideal. Perhaps we just feel more accomplished with shorter lines?

Mood sickness

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Have you ever noticed that when you’re in a bad mood you also happen to have aches, inflammation, or you catch a cold? It’s not just an unlucky coincidence!

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