But there’s a flip side: that same imagination can make you overanalyze or assume that your perception is the only correct one. The viral headline — “The number of triangles you see determines if you’re a narcissist” — plays on this idea.
Seeing too much, or insisting that others must see things your way, doesn’t make you a narcissist in a clinical sense. It simply suggests confidence — sometimes too much confidence — in your interpretation of the world. In healthy balance, that self-assurance fuels creativity. When unchecked, it can cloud cooperation and empathy.Continue reading…
