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Walking with immense purpose in the entirely wrong direction, realizing your mistake, and then having to perform the fake phone check maneuver before turning around so strangers…

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This bizarre performance is a fascinating example of impression management, a psychological concept where we constantly monitor and adjust our behavior to preserve our public image. We would rather pretend to receive urgent imaginary news than admit to the harmless human error of simply walking the wrong way.

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