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Title: The Benefit of Power Posing Before a High-Stakes Social Evaluation - who knew?
Post by: Taffin on January 02, 2016, 05:45:55 PM

According to a Harvard paper it seems that a few minutes hitting poses before an important interview/meeting can be shown to raise testosterone, decrease cortisol and increase performance - (as long as you don't get busted doing them, presumably :P)

https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/9547823/13-027.pdf?sequence=1 (https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/9547823/13-027.pdf?sequence=1)

Title: Re: The Benefit of Power Posing Before a High-Stakes Social Evaluation - who knew?
Post by: Lustral on January 02, 2016, 05:49:26 PM

I knew. Im not that awkward that i would try it and my exogenous test levels are such that i cant see it having much of an effect. Reminds me, i have to do a shot now.