The eyes are half way down, so why don't we think that?
It always surprises me that our eyes are half way down our face. I tend to draw them a little higher, and it turns out I’m not alone.
It’s called “eye placement bias”, our tendency to place the eyes higher than the halfway point. While more pronounced in younger children, the effect seems to stay with us as adults.
This despite us seeing faces all around us, everyday.
There are various theories as to why, one being the value we place on eyes
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Survivorship Bias
We only hear from people who succeed.
Even if they reveal a failure, it’s because they’ve made it through.
That’s Survivorship Bias.
We think they represent the average when in fact it’s strongly skewed.
And seeing so many others succeed, or seem to, can get disheartening.
Take comfort knowing that the average experience is not success.
It’s struggle.
If you'd like to struggle less, get in touch.
