Serious question: Do I have psychic abilities?

I was thinking of a certain quote from a Simpsons episode and a few minutes later I turned the TV on and that episode was showing! This has happened with quite a lot of other shows and quotes etc. I think of something, then later in the day I see it for real! Just a moment ago I was thinking about sea monkeys for some reason, and then Ben Stiller posts on his twitter account that he is getting sea monkeys tomorrow! I played a Blondie song on TV, then a second later a site advertising Blondie T-Shirts appears on my computer! I am psychic, or is it all a coincidence?

This is likely selective thinking.

Selective thinking is the process whereby one selects out favorable evidence for remembrance and focus, while ignoring unfavorable evidence for a belief. This kind of thinking is the basis for most beliefs in the psychic powers of so-called mind readers and mediums. It is also the basis for many, if not most, occult and pseudoscientific beliefs.

In other words you remember when you are right, not when you are wrong.

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