The spotlight effect is people tend to believe they're being noticed by others more than they really are e.g. there was a study where participants wore an embarrassing Barry Manilow tshirt in a room with other students. Participants predicted 50% noticed whereas only 25% did

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Fascinating how the spotlight effect plays tricks on our perception! It’s wild to think we often feel like everyone’s watching, when in reality, they’re probably not paying as much attention as we think.

Proof that most people are too focused on themselves to notice your ‘embarrassing’ moments. Go live your life unapologetically.

Reminds me of a great modern family episode where they messed up stuff at a wedding, it was all caught in the background of the video.

They thought they would surely get noticed and nobody did... They were all paying attention to the focus which was the bride and groom.

Also ... I feel like we are in a world that someone wearing a Barry manilow T-shirt is the least weird thing we see on a daily...