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It's not weird, it's a cognitive bias: Frequency illusion (or Baader–Meinhof effect): The illusion in which a word, a name, or other thing that has recently co
by hnarn 8y ago
It's not weird, it's a cognitive bias:
Frequency illusion (or Baader–Meinhof effect): The illusion in which a word, a name, or other thing that has recently come to one's attention suddenly seems to appear with improbable frequency shortly afterwards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases
- phirschybar 8y agoI think it's more like a productive time of year for hackers to get things done :). The week between xmas and new years is always super productive and creative for me... it's quiet and there is a subconscious urge to wrap things up before year end.
- rbosinger 8y agoYeah, I was thinking that too but I look at Hacker News daily and at least once a week a coworker bugs me about using Fish. So it's not like the idea or thought is new to me. In particular this one was weird because I was not only thinking about Fish but checking specifically for an upgrade which I've never cared much about before.