After we have conversations with new people, our conversation partners like us and enjoy our company more than we think, according to findings published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. In our social lives, we’re constantly engaged in what researchers call “meta-perception,” or trying to figure out how other people […]
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Are you prone to feeling guilty? Then you’re probably more trustworthy, study shows
It turns out your mother was right: guilt is a powerful motivator. New research from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business finds that when it comes to predicting who is most likely to act in a trustworthy manner, one of the most important factors is the anticipation of guilt. In the study in […]
'I Suffered From An Eating Disorder You've Probably Never Heard Of Before'
What if I told you that I spent five years of my life chewing up food I would pretend to eat and secretly spitting it out? My guess is you’d probably be shocked. Then definitely grossed out. Unfortunately, I’m not capable of writing a transformational personal essay about how I traded in an eating disorder for […]