Jane Piselli

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When you come across a sentiment twice and then three times, you start responding to it more quickly, your brain misinterpreting fluency as accuracy. Familiarity breeds comfort, but it also builds an immunity to unlearning and relearning, even in instances where you weren’t that attached to the knowledge in the first place—like the fake origins of wedding flowers.
The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
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