The Bizarre Ways Your Name Affects Your Behaviour
We love ourselves, and our names, more than we consciously realise. Research has found this implicit egotism has some pretty interesting effects. Twitter: https://twitter.com/nessyhill Instagram:...
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This is Louis. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri, with a disproportionate number of other people… also named Louis. We’re unconsciously attracted to people, places and things that resemble ourselves. And it affects our life in some pretty bizarre ways. In one study, researchers analysed the public records of 66 million Americans and found that people are disproportionately likely to live in places whose names resemble their own. Just like St. Louis and it’s Louises, Jacksonville is inhabited by more Jacks, Philadelphia by Philips, and Virginia Beach by Virginias. While some gravitate towards these places, it’s also possible that parents living in Georgia are more likely to name their children George or Georgia. The researchers also found people...
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This is Louis. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri, with a disproportionate number of other people… also named Louis. We’re unconsciously attracted to people, places and things that resemble ourselves. And it affects our life in some pretty bizarre ways. In one study, researchers analysed the public records of 66 million Americans and found that people are disproportionately likely to live in places whose names resemble their own. Just like St. Louis and it’s Louises, Jacksonville is inhabited by more Jacks, Philadelphia by Philips, and Virginia Beach by Virginias. While some gravitate towards these places, it’s also possible that parents living in Georgia are more likely to name their children George or Georgia. The researchers also found people...
