Ep.257 The Spotlight Effect: Why No One’s Judging You as Much as You Think

The Spotlight Effect: You're Not Being Watched—You're Being Held Back You’re not being judged as much as you think. That voice in your head saying “everyone’s watching”? It’s a glitch—not reality. Psychologists call it the Spotlight Effect: We overestimate how much people notice our flaws, our fumbles, our every move. But truth is? Everyone else is busy thinking about themselves—just like you are. That fear of being judged? It’s stopping you from launching, posting, speaking u...