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Fake it till you Become it!
Really fun and inspiring talk from a social psychologist about how body language can influence YOUR mind not just that of others. Especially interesting research that shows that assuming a dominant/alpha pose for 2 min can increase testosterone and decrease cortisol...lends some credence to Cesar Milan's 'magic' in my opinion. He may not be a good 'trainer' but his advice probably has some scientific reasons for helping owners take charge.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amy-cuddy/body-language_b_2451277.html
Watch the video (about 20 min) and then read the article.
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Permalink Reply by F, Calla & Luca on
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Sounds interesting, off to read.
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Too bad they didn't give much evidence about the study of postural including of hormones. But since I don't want to become more hirsute and I think corticosteroids help my arthritis I guess I'll just stand the way I usually do :-)
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Permalink Reply by Adina P on
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Perhaps it's a temporary increase in testosterone level or not high enough for other effects? Just because relaxed and confident men and women aren't necessarily hairier.
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Hairier than whom? :-)) But I'm sure it would be temporary. No data though. How many subjects, controls, etc.
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Permalink Reply by Sherri, Sophie, Winston, & Kitty on
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Adina, this was really helpful. Thanks for sharing this. I often find it difficult to get people to take me seriously at work and I sometimes wonder if it's because I don't project confidence in my body language. I'm going to work on my 'power pose' in my office and see if it helps :)
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