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People feel more confident solving impossible puzzles than easy ones

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The hard-easy effect is a peculiar cognitive glitch. When faced with an incredibly easy task, humans constantly underestimate their success rate. But hand them an impossibly difficult, immensely complex puzzle, and their overconfidence suddenly skyrockets, completely convinced they possess the secret genius required to crack it instantly.

People feel more confident solving impossible puzzles than easy ones
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