Our minds are magnificent engines of pattern, prediction, and story. But in their speed, they sometimes skip, bend, or fabricate. This scroll highlights a few of these elegant glitches — not as faults, but as fascinating traits of perception.

🪞 The Stroop Effect

Try reading these words out loud by the **color of the letters**, not the word itself:

Blue, Yellow, Red

Your brain processes meaning faster than color — creating a momentary conflict.

🔁 The Recency Bias

We tend to remember the last thing said more than the first — unless something stood out. This is why the ending of a story or the closing of a conversation often lingers more than its middle.

🎲 The Gambler’s Fallacy

After flipping five heads in a row, we feel the next coin *must* be tails. But probability has no memory — each flip is independent. Our brain, however, craves balance and fairness where randomness reigns.

🤯 The Paradox of Choice

More options don’t always bring more happiness. In fact, an abundance of choice can lead to anxiety, regret, and inaction. The mind tires of too many open doors.

🧩 Pattern Completion

Look at this sentence:

“Th_ qu_ck br_wn f_x j_mps _ver th_ l_zy d_g.”

Your mind effortlessly fills in missing letters. It expects a pattern and supplies what it believes is most likely, even if nothing was missing to begin with.