People Wear Masks

People who think that others hate them often believe that all the actions and words of others have a hidden meaning.

A person not liking a photo on social media, not returning a friendly greeting when walking by, or not responding to a text right away could all signal ...

• According to Sociologist Erving Goffman, life consists of a series of acts, where we put on various masks, as we believe it is beneficial to hide parts of ourselves or to project a certain image.
• Every social interaction that we participate in, we are tryin...

• Rational motivation, which reflects our preferences. We're motivated by the opportunities we can notice.
• Biased motivation. We often ignore obvious ways to better our lives because we're short-sighted and lazy. We may be better off boosting our mot...