People overestimate how much others notice them. In one study, students wearing awkward clothes thought half the room would judge them, but fewer than 25% actually did. Everyone's too busy thinking about themselves to scrutinize you.
Students were told to wear awkward clothing into a room. They assumed that half the room noticed what they were wearing. The truth? Less than 25% of people noticed. No one's thinking about you as much as you think they are because they're too busy thinking about themselves. So 99% of us feel like we're walking around with a spotlight on us, but so does everybody else. The most successful and confident people know this, that judgment is mostly an illusion. And once you stop caring about it, you're finally free to go all in on your ideas.
