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Image courtesy of Death to the Stock Photo<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Baader-Meinhof phenomenon. That\u2019s the term to describe what happens when you first learn about something and then you start seeing it everywhere else. The experience can also be described as \u201cfrequency illusion<\/a>.\u201d \u00a0An example would be learning\u00a0about a book your friend just finished reading and then seeing a poster for the book on a transit ad. Or hearing the book be talked about on a podcast.<\/p>\n I recently experienced an instance of the\u00a0Baader-Meinhof phenomenon when I kept seeing stories about Charlotte Proudman in my news and Twitter feeds. Charlotte was in the headlines after she went public with a compliment she had received from a male colleague on LinkedIn. It wasn\u2019t seeing Charlotte\u2019s story so frequently\u00a0that made it a Baader-Meinhof phenomenon; after all, a story is\u00a0often picked up by various news outlets leading it to pop up on different channels.<\/p>\n What made this instance stand out to me so much was that shortly after first reading about Charlotte\u2019s story, I too was sent a \u201ccomplimentary\u201d note on LinkedIn.<\/p>\n Earlier this month, Charlotte Proudman, a 27-year-old Barrister from England shared on Twitter a private message that she had received from a \u00a057-year-old male lawyer, Alexander Carter-Silk.<\/p>\n How many women @LinkedIn<\/a> are contacted re physical appearance rather than prof skills? @Jessica_Asato<\/a> @ObjectUpdate<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/YglDA1JdEX<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Charlotte Proudman (@CRProudman) September 7, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nSome Background<\/h2>\n
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