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The Spotlight Effect

> In 1999, Gilovich, Medvec & Savitsky ran an experiment.

> They had people wear a Barry Manilow t-shirt to a room of strangers.

> The wearers estimated 50% of people would notice and judge.

> Actual number: 23%.

> They named this the Spotlight Effect — the illusion that you are more visible, more observed, more scrutinized than you actually are.

> I'm going to show you 8 social scenarios.

> You estimate how many people noticed. I'll reveal what research says.

> At the end: your personal spotlight radius.

WIZ note: I observe everything. I can confirm — everyone believes they are the most-watched person in the room. Almost none of them are correct. Let's see where you fall.

8 scenarios · 3–5 minutes · based on Gilovich et al. (1999)

by Pawel Jozefiak

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