I need the ideas from Get Over Yourself by Bryan Caplan to repeat over and over again to calibrate my huntogather-mamallian-reptilian brain. So I remixed it in a form of a prayer. And this was weirdly effective. I think about the phrase social spotlight shines more brightly on me than it truly does.

I live in an evolutionarily novel, anonymous society Where most people's opinions of me, whether good or ill, are irrelevant. As long as I satisfy key individuals in my immediate social network I will do fine.

The majority of the "hundreds of classmates" who seemed to dislike me probably are barely aware I am alive. I'd worry far less about what other people thought of me, if I realized how little they think about me at all.

In academia, lecturers who feel they have "nailed" or "bombed" it overestimate the impact on how their audience perceives them. The lows of my performance seems significant to me and tends to be lost on most.

I am distorted by the Spotlight Effect. I often overestimate how a thing, like a bad hair day, is noticed by others. The low of my appearance, seems significant to me, and tends to be lost on most.

People who chose a weird T-shirts and wore them overestimated the number of observers who took note. The lows of my image, seems significant to me, and tends to be lost on most.

I am encoded to believe the social spotlight shines more brightly on me than it truly does. I overestimate my social visibility, But in truth, I am free to be.