Architecture & Design on Instagram: "Admont Abbey Library, in #Austria, is the largest monastic library in the world. Completed in 1776, it was designed by architect Joseph Hueber in the late Baroque style, where light and space symbolize the enlightenment of knowledge. The hall stretches 70 meters in length, crowned by seven frescoed cupolas painted by Bartolomeo Altomonte, depicting the stages of human understanding culminating in divine revelation. White-and-gold interiors and intricate carvi

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Library of Alexandria - Online Education on Instagram: "🚨Check out the link in my bio to learn more🔗 You think you understand things simply because they feel familiar. But familiarity isn’t knowledge. Psychologists call this the illusion of explanatory depth—the tendency to believe we know how something works until we’re forced to explain it. Most people can’t accurately describe how a toilet flushes, how a zipper locks, or how inflation really happens. Yet they’re convinced they “get it.” Thi

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Library of Alexandria - Online Education on Instagram: "🚨Check out the link in my bio to learn more🔗 You think empathy is your strength, but unchecked, it’s what holds you back. Neuroscience shows that when you mirror other people’s suffering too deeply, you trigger empathic distress, your nervous system responds as if the pain is your own. Instead of clarity, you get fatigue, hesitation, and blurred judgment. Research confirms the cost: highly agreeable and empathic individuals often earn les