There’s a Venn diagram I think about—wondering at its overlap: the things I care about and the things I’m anxious about. I imagine that tidier minds than mine have less a Venn diagram going on with these two categories, and more of a concentric one. I am only anxious about things I care about. (Or … Continue reading On self-imposed anxiety
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On the next-in-line effect
I can't remember when I first learned about this phenomenon, but I do remember having the dumb thought: I don't fall for this. But whenever the opportunity for it next came up—going around the table introducing ourselves—I discovered that the name of the person who'd gone just before me was—well, exactly. I had no idea. … Continue reading On the next-in-line effect
Taylor Coe 