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Scott Adams endorsing the power pose:
Have you heard of the “victory pose.” It’s a way to change your body chemistry almost instantly by putting your hands above your head like you won something. That’s a striking example of how easy it is to manipulate your mood and thoughts by changing your body’s condition.
So easy to do, yet so hard to replicate . . .
Adams is a bit of a Gregg Easterbrook in that he alternates science speculation with savvy political commentary:
I’ve been watching the Democratic National Convention and wondering if this will be the first time in history that we see a candidate’s poll numbers plunge after a convention.
But even better is when he mixes the two together:
Based on what I know about the human body, and the way our thoughts regulate our hormones, the Democratic National Convention is probably lowering testosterone levels all over the country. Literally, not figuratively. And since testosterone is a feel-good chemical for men, I think the Democratic convention is making men feel less happy. They might not know why they feel less happy, but they will start to associate the low feeling with whatever they are looking at when it happens, i.e. Clinton.
Keep this up, Scott, and a Ted talk’s in your future!
You’re talking about Scott Adams. He’s not talking about you.
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