People Watch Each Other Way More Than We Think But Also Notice Way Less Than We Think

Half-cool, half-creepy (or maybe wholly creepy): “The problem, in both cases, is that we project the focus of our attention onto others. Because we’re fixated on our coffee stain (or whatever we happen to be self-conscious about), we assume others must be, too. But when nothing in particular draws our attention to ourselves, we neglect the fact that we may nevertheless be an object of other people’s interest.”