Ever notice how when you get a new car you suddenly see dozens of them on the highway, just like yours? Same color, same model, everything. It’s not that you suddenly became so cool that everyone around you wants a car like yours, but when you acquire that specific car your brain becomes tuned to notice those features (model, color, etc.) in other cars you see. I don’t know about you, but before I had children I didn’t pay a whole lot of attention to other people’s kids, but I sure do now. I … [Read more...]