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Overestimating how well one's emotions or thoughts are understood by others.
Increases social anxiety, affects communication effectiveness, and explains why people often feel more exposed than they actually are.
People consistently overestimate how obvious their emotions are to others by about 50% - what feels glaringly obvious to you is often invisible to others.
"Congratulations! Your brain just demonstrated the same reasoning that kept us in trees for millions of years."
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