Status Distorts Our Perceptions
Our perceptions and emotions get skewed when we are in the presence of extreme beauty, power and wealth.
People of status and power are constantly bending reality around us and creating a ‘Halo Effect’, making us feel that they are smarter, more amusing and charismatic than they really are. This affects our judgement and decision making.
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