Topic: Confidence and Dating
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Wed 06/17/15 12:29 PM
Edited by sambyrne15 on Wed 06/17/15 12:29 PM
This was both an amusing and interesting post. There is some truth to it but given the date it was posted I wonder if it was a joke on some. https://whoareyoudating.wordpress.com/2015/04/01/if-confidence-power-how-do-i-get-some/

Restaurant bathrooms saw an uptick in people puffing their chests out and talking to themselves!

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Wed 06/17/15 12:50 PM
fixing your link
http://whoareyoudating.wordpress.com/2015/04/01/if-confidence-power-how-do-i-get-some/

for those that hate clicking on links : )

Tips to appear more powerful and confident
April 1, 2015 PsychCL

Confidence. People tend to equate it with power and ability. Both tend to be attractive qualities for people, at least in the short term.

So how do you show it when you don’t feel it? Well more recently in the psychological research literature, academics have been testing the idea of ‘fake it until you make it’. The idea is that if you pretend that you have it, eventually you will trick your brain (and others) into believing it.

A recent landmark experiment showed that if you do some power poses in the loo before a job interview – it seems to trick your brain into thinking that you are confident. This confidence comes across in your voice and posture and voila! you are perceived by the interviewer as being more confident and more ‘hireable’.

So our advice – give it a go on your dates. Here are the steps:

Strike a pose. High power = open and expansive.
Standing with chest puffed out and hands behind your head or on your hips.
Sitting upright with your chest open, shoulders back. Hands can be beside you or behind your head. Legs open. Take up as much space as you can.
Then think about your date and how well it is going to go.
Hold the pose (and the positive thoughts) for 7 minutes.

Ref: Cuddy, Amy J. C.; Wilmuth, Caroline A.; Yap, Andy J.; Carney, Dana R. (2015) Preparatory Power Posing Affects Nonverbal Presence and Job Interview Performance. Journal of Applied Psychology. Feb 9.

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Wed 06/17/15 01:01 PM

fixing your link
http://whoareyoudating.wordpress.com/2015/04/01/if-confidence-power-how-do-i-get-some/

for those that hate clicking on links : )

Tips to appear more powerful and confident
April 1, 2015 PsychCL

Confidence. People tend to equate it with power and ability. Both tend to be attractive qualities for people, at least in the short term.

So how do you show it when you don’t feel it? Well more recently in the psychological research literature, academics have been testing the idea of ‘fake it until you make it’. The idea is that if you pretend that you have it, eventually you will trick your brain (and others) into believing it.

A recent landmark experiment showed that if you do some power poses in the loo before a job interview – it seems to trick your brain into thinking that you are confident. This confidence comes across in your voice and posture and voila! you are perceived by the interviewer as being more confident and more ‘hireable’.

So our advice – give it a go on your dates. Here are the steps:

Strike a pose. High power = open and expansive.
Standing with chest puffed out and hands behind your head or on your hips.
Sitting upright with your chest open, shoulders back. Hands can be beside you or behind your head. Legs open. Take up as much space as you can.
Then think about your date and how well it is going to go.
Hold the pose (and the positive thoughts) for 7 minutes.

Ref: Cuddy, Amy J. C.; Wilmuth, Caroline A.; Yap, Andy J.; Carney, Dana R. (2015) Preparatory Power Posing Affects Nonverbal Presence and Job Interview Performance. Journal of Applied Psychology. Feb 9.


Hold the pose for 7 minutes!!!! That's twice as long as sex lasts!

:laughing:

TMommy's photo
Wed 06/17/15 02:59 PM
Yaaaaaa...ummmm
I am not about to walk around with hands on hips
chest puffed out
I don't care how confident it might make me feelnoway

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Wed 06/17/15 03:05 PM

Yaaaaaa...ummmm
I am not about to walk around with hands on hips
chest puffed out
I don't care how confident it might make me feelnoway




oh but i wish you would!smitten

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Wed 06/17/15 03:17 PM
I stuff my crotch with a sock. bigsmile

TMommy's photo
Wed 06/17/15 04:41 PM
Pssst...if Goof offers to put on sock puppet show later
just say noooooo bigsmile

TMommy's photo
Wed 06/17/15 04:43 PM
Ooo and Eric..
"Its all fun N games til somebody pokes an eye" laugh :wink:

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Wed 06/17/15 05:08 PM
i got safety glassesglasses

TMommy's photo
Wed 06/17/15 05:14 PM
Edited by TMommy on Wed 06/17/15 05:15 PM
ooooo surprised

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Wed 06/17/15 05:16 PM
need to borrow a pair????tongue2

TMommy's photo
Wed 06/17/15 05:18 PM
Hell no I can still see to tie my shoes
don't make a habit of walking into walls and ain't no way I am going jogging so its all good bigsmile

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Wed 06/17/15 05:21 PM
but jogging is goooood