Paradox

No one is impressed with your possessions as much as you are.

People tend to want wealth to signal to others that they want to be liked and admired. But in reality, those other people often bypass admiring you, not because they don’t think wealth is admirable, but because t...

• Some people think that the less conscientious tend to run late, but research doesn't back that up.
• Some think optimistic people might not consider potential delays. Again, little research to confirm this.
• Being time urgent is a characteristic of people with type A personaliti...

When purchasing a new flashy phone or car, we tend to overestimate its social benefits and think that we would be admired.

Most people who notice the nice stuff are imagining it having themselves, not giving you any importance because you own it. Buy stuff for yourself, no...