𝗅'𝖺𝗎𝖽𝗂𝗍ę𝗎𝗋

or the drunkard's search principle, is a type of observational bias that occurs when people only search for something where it is easiest to look. Both names refer to a well-known joke: It is harder to find something on the part of the floor that is not well lit.

𝖺𝗇𝗈𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋 𝗉𝖺𝗌𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗂𝗍𝗌 𝗌𝗈𝗋𝗋𝗈𝗐𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗃𝗈𝗒𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝖽𝖽𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗆𝗒 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗌. 𝖨 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗇𝖾𝖽 𝗅𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗆𝗒 𝗁𝗎𝗆𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗒. 𝖨𝗇 𝖺 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗉𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗈𝖿 𝗆𝗒 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾, 𝖨 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖽𝗈 𝗆𝗒 𝖻𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝖺 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍 𝖿𝗎𝗅𝗅 𝗈𝖿 𝗁𝗈𝗉𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗅𝖾𝗍 𝖽𝖺𝗋𝗄 𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁𝗍𝗌 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗆𝖾 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗆𝗒 𝗀𝗈𝖺𝗅𝗌. 𝖨 𝗁𝗈𝗉𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖦𝗈𝖽 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖻𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗆𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖿𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗆𝗒 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾 .♡