The psychology of a person is very interesting because it explores the human makeup in such a way most of us don't get, but are actually like that. Here are some interesting psychology facts for you to think about:

1. You get affected most by brands and logos when you are sad or scared.

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2. There is no hard drive in our brains for memories. It reconstructs your memory each time you recall it, meaning, our memories can change overtime and influence once another.

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3. If you daydream more than 30% of the time, researchers say you are generally more creative and better at problem solving.

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4. It takes an average of 66 days to form a habit.

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5. Humans can't multitask, your brain can't focus on more than one higher level function at a time.

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6. You tend to overestimate your reactions to future events. If you think about winning the lottery, you predict you will be extremely happy. But if you think about losing your job, you predict that you will be very sad. But the brain has a built-in regulator that helps you stay at about the same level of happiness most of the time.

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7. You can only store around 5-9 chunks of information in your short term memory, which is why remembering a phone number is so difficult sometimes.

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8. Your brain is active when you're sleeping too, and researchers say that is the time it consolidates information and makes new associations.

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9. Groups are bad at making decisions because of the effect called "group think." The more heads that come to a decision, doesn't necessarily mean it was a good decision.

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