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I have decided to stop using a mirror – and I know it will change my life | Polly Hudson

The Guardian UK Thursday 18 June 2026, 10:00 UTC By Polly Hudson 1 min read
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It never occurred to me that I could opt out of checking my reflection, but a conversation I heard this week was a total revelationRats in labs eventually work out which behaviour stops the electric shocks, but I had to be taught by a podcast. Comedian Hannah Berner was a recent guest on Armchair Expert, and revealed she hardly ever looks in the mirror. “It has information you don’t need about you,” she explained.

It never occurred to me that I could opt out of checking my reflection, but a conversation I heard this week was a total revelation

Rats in labs eventually work out which behaviour stops the electric shocks, but I had to be taught by a podcast. Comedian Hannah Berner was a recent guest on Armchair Expert, and revealed she hardly ever looks in the mirror.

“It has information you don’t need about you,” she explained.

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