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Why We Decorate Reality: the Psychology of Exaggeration and Its Pitfalls

Summary by brigitte.de
The tendency to exaggerate is deeply rooted in our psyche and influences more than we think. But why do we have to change reality? Do you know that? A feeling becomes an existential drama and a simple story grows into a scenic epic. People sometimes tend to portray events, emotions and stories more dramatically than they were in reality. But why do we do that? "But now you exaggerate" Researchers have found that the tendency to exaggerate is fir…
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The tendency to exaggerate is deeply rooted in our psyche and influences more than we think. But why do we have to change reality? Do you know that? A feeling becomes an existential drama and a simple story grows into a scenic epic. People sometimes tend to portray events, emotions and stories more dramatically than they were in reality. But why do we do that? "But now you exaggerate" Researchers have found that the tendency to exaggerate is fir…

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brigitte.de broke the news in on Saturday, May 31, 2025.
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