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This is the actual psychology behind your short answer: you overestimate how much other people notice and track you, because you're the one person guaranteed to be paying full attention to yourself. Read this once and it's hard to un-see it the next time you hesitate before posting a second announcement.
All Eyes on Us: The Spotlight Effect
From Psychology Today ~7 min
- People consistently overestimate how much others notice their actions, appearance, or mistakes
- The bias exists because you're highly aware of yourself, so you assume others are too
- Most people are preoccupied with their own lives, not tracking how often you launch
