On Coincidence and Synchronicity

We’ve all had it happen, a series of signs or events too thought-provoking or emotionally touching to be just coincidence. This amazing phenomenon is called synchronicity. It’s defined as a meaningful coincidence—an event on the outside that speaks to something on the inside—as opposed to just a random occurrence. If it means something to us, it automatically becomes something deeper. Some believe synchronicity is just the result of confirmation-bias, the psychological term for recognizing the things that confirm our beliefs, which the brain is good at doing. That’s why after researching the new road bike you want to buy you start seeing the same one everywhere you go. But does that spark a deep meaning or is it a coincidence?