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The human brain is a fascinating, complex mechanism that continues to puzzle us to this day. So in an attempt to shed some light on it, at least, from a psychological perspective, certified coaching practitioner Elisabeth Donatella, aka Coach Lisy, has started an educational video series on TikTok.

It's called "Psychological Facts You Didn't Know About Yourself."

Sharing everything she has learned through meticulously researching the subject, Coach Lisy answers such interesting questions, like "Why do we forget things the moment we walk into a room to get them?" or "Why do we prefer to park our car next to another one in an almost empty lot?"

Continue scrolling and check them out!

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#1

Woman Goes Viral For Sharing Interesting 'Psychological Facts You Didn't Know' It takes 5 positive things to outweigh 1 negative thing. Your brain has "negativity bias." This is why you quickly forget that someone praised you but keep dwelling that someone else made fun of you for something.

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denzoren
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why does it have to happen when I'm trying to fall asleep though? I remember everything cringe.

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    Woman Goes Viral For Sharing Interesting 'Psychological Facts You Didn't Know' Your brain wants you to be lazy. Conserving energy is 1 of your brains top priorities. Its been 1 of the essential things for humans for survival.

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    44f5 Dixit
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Finally.... it's not my fault anymore

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    #3

    Woman Goes Viral For Sharing Interesting 'Psychological Facts You Didn't Know' You forget what you went into a room for as soon as you get there. Because of something called the "doorway effect." The act of walking through the doorway makes you forget because you're changing your environment.

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    Vicky Zar
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I forget if I flushed the toilet, when I am still washing my hands somehow

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    #4

    Woman Goes Viral For Sharing Interesting 'Psychological Facts You Didn't Know' You're programmed to love the music that you listened to the most in high school. The music that you like most hits you with dopamine and other "feel good chemicals." Age 12 to 22 everything feels more important, so we tent to emphasize those years the most and hang on to those musical memories.

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    denzoren
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This makes so much sense. I'm 33 and I always have such an overwhelming sense of nostalgia and "better times" feels when I listen to my 90s/00s playlists.

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    #5

    Woman Goes Viral For Sharing Interesting 'Psychological Facts You Didn't Know' You mimic people that you're interacting with, sometimes without realizing it. Mimicking someone can make them like you more. This is called: the chameleon effect. This can be in a form of copying someones facial expressions and also their speech patterns and accents.

    coachlisy , Mimi Thian Report

    Aski Markup
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omgosh! I do this too much, my accent changes. And sometimes people think I'm mocking them, but I'm not.

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    #6

    Woman Goes Viral For Sharing Interesting 'Psychological Facts You Didn't Know' Your turn the volume off or lower it when you drive in unfamiliar places. In moments when you are focusing your attention on listening you are less aware of the visual information that your brain is getting.

    coachlisy , BezeVision Report

    Ashamba
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I absolutely do this, consciously- I am aware that distractions can be a danger and I WANT TO DRIVE SAFELY. Please don't be reckless with your life and that of others.

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    #7

    Woman Goes Viral For Sharing Interesting 'Psychological Facts You Didn't Know' You don't take the last piece of pizza or donut. Because you don't feel like you have the right. Specialists called this phenomenon the diffusion of entitlement.

    coachlisy , Fernando Andrade Report

    troufaki13
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is no such dilemma when you eat the whole pizza by yourself!! :D

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    #8

    Woman Goes Viral For Sharing Interesting 'Psychological Facts You Didn't Know' You hold the door open for other people. Scientists have found this goes beyond us just trying to be polite. Meaning: we are all trying to spend less energy doing things. This show that we do try to treat others the way we want to be treated.

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    Foxxy (The Original)
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How is me holding the door open for others trying to use less energy doing things.

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    #9

    Woman Goes Viral For Sharing Interesting 'Psychological Facts You Didn't Know' You are more creative when solving someone else problems than your own. To understand this, we have to look into the construal level theory of psychological distance. The concept of self is closer to yourself than it is to other people. Other people are psychologically distant from you. That is why thinking for other people tends to improve problem-solving and even deter personal/emotional barriers to creativity.

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    Mazer
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is written in kind of a confusing way, I get the gist of it though because I love brainstorming most any problem…Except math and politics.

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    #10

    Woman Goes Viral For Sharing Interesting 'Psychological Facts You Didn't Know' You feel happier when you are busy. Your brain dislikes being idle. It prefers to stay busy. For each task you complete you are rewarded with dopamine.

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    troufaki13
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't this contradicting the other statement that was made about being lazy??

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    #11

    Woman Goes Viral For Sharing Interesting 'Psychological Facts You Didn't Know' Food made by someone else tastes better than your own cooking. You are standing around it so long it's already feels less appealing by the time it's ready to eat.

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    troufaki13
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where is she getting this information?? That's totally not true!

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    #12

    Woman Goes Viral For Sharing Interesting 'Psychological Facts You Didn't Know' Being forgetful is a sign of high intelligence. Scientists claim that forgetting is just as important as remembering. "Bad memory" = mechanism for making more space for more relevant information in your brain. And it keeps your brain from wasting space and energy.

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    New Prometheus
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice spin about the intelligence, though it can just be a sign of being overworked, under a stress or in a new situation (take pregnant mothers or grieving people).

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    #13

    Woman Goes Viral For Sharing Interesting 'Psychological Facts You Didn't Know' You thought you felt your phone vibrate in your pocket but there were no notifications. This condition is called Phantom Vibration Syndrome and 68% of us suffer from it.

    coachlisy , Laura Chouette Report

    Peko
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "suffer from it" makes it sound a lost worse than it is.

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    #14

    Woman Goes Viral For Sharing Interesting 'Psychological Facts You Didn't Know' What does your texting style say about your personality? If you write long texts, you are sensitive and thoughtful. You see words as a meaningful and powerful tool and put feelings and thoughts into it.

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    Thecoolbonnie
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that goes both ways.... Sometimes long texts are meaningless, repetitive, and time wasting

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    #15

    Woman Goes Viral For Sharing Interesting 'Psychological Facts You Didn't Know' You position your feet towards the person you are most interested in. It's a survival instinct. Your body is making sure your feet could react immediately if you feel any type of threat.

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    New Prometheus
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And you can indicate disinterest to your babbling colleague by turning your feet away from them though keeping your face looking at them. Makes them end the conversation faster.

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    Woman Goes Viral For Sharing Interesting 'Psychological Facts You Didn't Know' You are always late. People who are chronically late have tendencies of underestimating how long a task is going to take to complete. This is called "planning fallacy."

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    #17

    Woman Goes Viral For Sharing Interesting 'Psychological Facts You Didn't Know' You can't see smartphones in your dreams. Research suggest that since smartphones and other modern day devices are newer our brain haven't gotten used to them yet.

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    troufaki13
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not true... I have seen it multiple times in my dreams!

    Nubis Knight
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Buuuut .. I can't use it in my dreams. Like I always type in wrong numbers etc. Drives me nuts. Like my sleeping mind knows it can't realistically mimic a call to another person. @_@

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    Jenie R
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    U can see them, anything that you've seen previously, or even imagined vividly, be it fiction, can be seen in your dreams

    JennyLaRue
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is nonsense as there are people around who have grown up knowing smartphones, and their brain isn't any older than they are.

    Terry Tobias
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    4 years ago

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    With all due respect... whaaat?

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    New Prometheus
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They often play a role in one of my most common nightmares. For reasons x y or z I am escaping and hiding and I must call the emergency number. I get the phone from my pocket but it's not mine and I don't know to open it, or I all of a sudden forget what the emergency number is, or the battery dies, or I get to call but the person answering does not want to help. My brains have serious suspicions against this modern day device and I give them credit for it.

    Lily Knopf
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have kind of similar nightmares. It's an emergency or I have to call someone very urgently and my phone doesn`t work or I am not able to dial numbers.

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    Brendan
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where are they getting this BS from?

    Zed Muk
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Out of all the bored panda stuff I've read, this has to be the number one for "random stuff I pulled out of my a**e and stated as a fact".

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    Kat Zwingle
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see smartphones in my dreams frequently, but they never ever work. I get pictures but no numbers or contact information. And I NEEEEED to make a phone call!

    Monday
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Total bull. I can not only see but also use smartphones in my dreams. I generally have trouble reading in dreams since the text is usually blurry and keeps changing on me, but it's not impossible.

    Bella, Your Kitty-Loving Queen
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Considering how much people are on their phones these days, this sound like bullshit.

    Shelby P
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't dial a phone number in my dreams to save my life. It's very frustrating

    Got Myself 4 Dwarves
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm the same, it's horrible having those dreams, so stressful!

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    Tonya Wallace
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a recurring dream that I'm unable to use my device because I keep putting in one wrong number. Like I compulsively enter one number wrong and can't make the call. It's a frustrating dream.

    Zedrapazia
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not true, I had several dreams where I was surfing on an Iphone for some reason and I remember them very well.

    Q B F T
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not true, but what is true is that you can't read much text in dreams - the brain can't formulate a lot of text within dreams. you somehow get the info of the text, but if you're reading a book or something and try to focus on the words, you'll notice most of them are squiggly lines. Your brain is also not great with mirrors: if you stare at yourself in a mirror in a dream, you'll see that the brain can't quite form your face accurately. Train yourself to notice this when you're awake and you'll become aware in dreams that you're dreaming. First few times you'll probably wake up, but after awhile you'll be able to practice lucid dreaming. Another thing is light level: your brain can't change light levels in dreams (though it can tell you if it's dark or light), so flip a light switch whenever you enter a room. If it makes no difference, you become aware you're dreaming.

    Eglė Bukauskaitė
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    how very interesting, i do not remember any dream i used an appliance really

    DC
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe WAS true some years ago. I still haven't seen any ... don't have one.

    Owiella Freddie
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HAHAHAHAHAHA. Next time I’m talking on my cell in my dream, I’ll make sure to tell it that it doesn’t exist yet.

    Alfred Stöhr
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our brains have gotten used to them way too much.

    Tamra Stiffler
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This odd "fact" calls into question the validity of everything else in this post.

    Christoph
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What the hell?? OF COURSE YOU CAN!

    v
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one seems like an ass pull to me. Dreams are made of memories. The implication of this statement is that even though we use modern day devices on a daily basis they are still so new we can't form memories of them.

    Niall Mac Iomera
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've also never seen a flint knife in my dreams

    Michael Gaskell
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Disagree, I can think of several dreams I've had with a smartphone invovled

    Dave van Es
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They also say that about not being able to read during dreams. But I've had several dreams where I read, and it with no effort

    Brian Bennett
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think smart phones are for stupid people and why the hell would you dream of something so inconsequential?

    Laly Lynch
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I forget numbers in my dreams. Even those I know best.

    James Pointer
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Time and text can't stay consistent in your brain because your brain is creating a reality. It's too much information for your brain to keep it in focus enough for the information to stay. It's why people say to lucid dream you try check the time. If you use smartphones for something other than text based information, like playing games, you'll see it.

    Indra Servo
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    bruh I've seen PS5 multiple times in my dream, i don't even have PS5

    DanieLegz
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, Did you know that everyone you see in your dreams, even the strangers, are people you have seen in real life. Whether you know them or just walked past them in the street or seen them in a shop

    Real Princess
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just got into a dream state argument last night over an excessive charge to replace a glass screen. “Research suggests” is highly overused in this mostly psychobabble article.

    Sammi Danni
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i see them. But if i try and focus on using them for a specific function, the technology doesn't work. I cant bounce between apps, keyboard won't type correctly etc

    Eric Soliday
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can read texts on my phone but I can't send anything either which is perfect. I just ignore them and it makes my dreaming more relaxing

    F-Dup
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can’t remember if I’ve seen smartphones in my dreams. I guess my intelligence is just ~that~ high

    Seedy Vine
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I tried reading my maps app in a dream and the phone started sprouting mung beans

    Octavia Hansen
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have always wondered about people wearing glasses in their dreams. Eyesight is only fuzzy from the eyeball. The brain has to process a fuzzy image. If the image is generated in the brain . . . are people wearing their glasses?

    Seedy Vine
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a dream where I forgot my glasses and truly couldn't see anything very well

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    Neill Powell
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed. I can even dream i took the phone from the living room and put it in another room, so this one is busted to hell.

    Mark Johansen
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't recall dreaming about a smart phone, but back when cell phones first came out I recall having a dream about a cell phone. And I recently had a dream about a new car that I just bought. So I seriously question this one.

    Dodo
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I actually never have my phone in my dream. I've seen my laptop and used it - I've even had dreams about forgetting a mask during the pandemic... but not once can I remember a phone.

    Bobby
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How do you prove something like that anyway? I call BS on all of those "you can't see x while dreaming" statements

    Deborah Hale
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That depends on just how "new" the object is. I once had a phone conversation with someone while completely asleep. He only knew something was wrong when he asked me if I'd had my car repaired yet (and he asked twice!) and the wreck had only happened a week prior to the conversation. When he asked the question I just didn't speak at all. Some time later I saw him in person and he mentioned the conversation - NONE of which I remembered! - and how I stopped talking whenever he asked about my car.

    Tarryn Louise
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who answered these questions? Let's not forget that by the time we wake up 80% of the time we won't remember our dreams. How can you make this assumption?

    Catt
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just had a dream lastnight about me buying a new iPhone. So ... not true.

    James
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Absolute nonsense. For some people, smart phones have been around their entire lives and is probably one of the first things they ever saw if someone was taking a picture of them with it. That's not the case for me, but there are still new things coming out all the time that have appeared in my dream

    David Nelson
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do think this is an age thing. I have had a smartphone for years and worked with computers for 25 years but have never dreamt of one. I do however dream about the games I play on it but more around how to solve levels (usually a stress dreaming) but never via a screen. I can imagine anyone that grew up with them, it's just part of their childhood and now adult life so they are incorporated into the dream world.

    Jayne Kyra
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I literally dreamt about getting a new smartphone and removing bloatware from it tonight.

    Amy Pattie
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean not true but this explains why no one wears a mask in my dreams

    Roman Hans
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here’s a fun brain weirdness. Look in a mirror at one of your eyes. Now look at the other. Of course you have to move both eyes to do this but YOU WON’T SEE YOUR EYES MOVE. Don’t know why it works like this but it does.

    Isabela Ivan
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This fits me..if I remember well

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    #18

    Woman Goes Viral For Sharing Interesting 'Psychological Facts You Didn't Know' You prefer to park your car next to another car in an almost empty lot. It's because we often follow the crowd. This behavior helps us to explain that we as humans are social beings.

    coachlisy , Timothy Tan Report

    Some Cool Guy
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or maybe they just want to park closer to the shop

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