# You are the average of the five people you spend the most time around Obviously, not literally but the human brain is great at normalizing behavior it sees all around it. This is some combination of [[Mimetic Theory explains a lot of human nature]], the sheer proximity bias This is why a powerful way to shape your behavior is to choose who you spend time around. This goes for both physically and digitally. [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/You+are+the+average+of+the+five+people+you+spend+the+most+time+around) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/You+are+the+average+of+the+five+people+you+spend+the+most+time+around)