The Narcissism Puzzle: Counting Squares and Self-Reflection

The Narcissism Puzzle: Counting Squares and Self-Reflection

A Mental Exercise That Reveals More Than You Expect

At first glance, it looks like a simple puzzle: a grid of intersecting lines, neat and symmetrical, waiting for you to count how many squares it contains. Most people dive in confidently, pencil in hand, sure they’ve got it figured out.

Then someone gives a different answer.

And suddenly, the puzzle isn’t just about counting squares anymore—it’s about how we think, how confident we are in our reasoning, and how we react when our certainty is challenged.