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The Spotlight Effect.
We’ve all been there. You walk into a big meeting with confidence buzzing around you like a young adult getting his first paycheck.
Then, bam!
Disaster strikes. Your presentation slides, crafted with the precision of a neurosurgeon, decide to display a rough picture of you instead of your insightful charts.
Your mind goes blank, your voice cracks like a teenager on a first date, and you’re convinced the entire room has transformed into a judging panel straight out of your worst nightmare.
In that moment, you might feel like the world’s biggest spotlight is burning down on you highlighting every misstep and amplifying every flaw.
It’s a feeling so real, so raw, you swear everyone must be fixated on your public humiliation.
Well, guess what?
You’re not entirely wrong. But here’s the twist: the intensity of that scrutiny might be a clever trick your brain is playing on you.
