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Your Brain Is Playing Tricks On You Michael van Straten When trauma cleaner Essie PoundWhy are we often convinced that were right even when were wrong? Why are we jealous, or paranoid, even when we have absolutely no reason to be? Why is it so easy for fake news to spread around the globe and fool us? Its because we dont see the world as it is, rather we reconstruct it in our mind. Reality is way too complex and multiple to be apprehended by our capacities of attention, which are quite limited, as well as our brain abilities. That is