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The 'frequency illusion' is when a thing you just noticed suddenly seems to appear constantly.

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Nothing has actually changed — your brain has simply started filtering for it. Also called the Baader–Meinhof phenomenon.

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Aslında hiçbir şey değişmemiştir — beynin yalnızca onu filtrelemeye başlamıştır. Baader-Meinhof fenomeni olarak da bilinir.

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