Body language changes your hormones and chemicals in your brain. You can literally "fake it" until you become it. "It" being confidence...

gruder · 2013-04-25T14:48:35+00:00

With this mindset, method actors like Christian Bale would be completely, utterly insane.

woocheese · 2013-04-25T15:12:02+00:00

There is a nice TED talk about "power poses" to sum it up the lady was saying that if you basically pose like a confident victorious person for a few minutes you'll actually get the feeling which can help you out in life.

http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are.html

gruder · 2013-04-25T16:42:48+00:00

Eh. I've tried faking it for a year now, but I still feel unlikeable to ladies and unattractive, so YMMV.

javastripped · 2013-04-25T16:07:05+00:00

Search for "enclothed cognition"

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=enclothed+cognition&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

Clothes basically do this too. When you dress NICE or with a specific uniform it changes your perspective, position, and personality.

They have done experiments with people wearing lab coats vs people dressed casually and the ones wearing the lab coats take their job far more seriously.

canadian_stig · 2013-04-25T19:23:00+00:00

Wow, I sit like this guy on the right all the time. That can't mean confidence, I feel like a slob sitting like this.

donsky13 · 2013-04-26T01:24:14+00:00

sitting on chair browsing reddit

sees pose

starts doing pose at chair

feels more superior to the computer screen

realizes this and goes back to surfing reddit

ruffyreborn · 2013-04-25T14:14:45+00:00

I used to be pretty shy... After I met my now-fiance, she told me confidence is key, so I did fake it. A year and a half later, Im a very confident person!

xander1994 · 2013-04-25T16:16:54+00:00

This is definitely true. I used to be shy and while in school I was made fun of. I started faking self confidence and after a while, I became self-confident. It made a huge positive change in my life.

cory906 · 2013-04-25T17:55:23+00:00

Did anyone notice that the Power Poses were white people and the Low-Power Poses were black people?

varemia · 2013-04-25T14:40:10+00:00

I don't know about this.

I tried this once, and it just didn't feel natural. I am more confident feeling more comfortable in my own skin than I am faking it.

2013-04-25T16:21:09+00:00

I think this is important because knowledge is power and you can use this information to your advantage. I have used the information, not the techniques, in this study to judge how confident someone feels by watching them in their positions. This can be helpful in order to cater to their feelings better.

Personally I rather enjoy NOT being the confident person in the room, especially if I shouldn't pretend to be. Example: your in an important business meeting, it's Important not to be more confident or powerful than your boss. Another example: you let your friend be the confident one about his decisions while you're with him and his girlfriend so he can have his moment. Perhaps it's a form of being lazy, or irresponsible.

I personally feel weird trying to assume power poses. Maybe because I'm naturally not comfortable in these positions. They literally aren't comfortable to assume for long periods of time. Why can't I look powerful while I'm leaning against a wall with my hands in my pockets?

Faking it till you make it could be a possibility though. But how long does it take? Months or years of faking these positions? Wouldn't it be more beneficial to actually be confident rather than faking it till you make it there? Just skip the power stance step. Who says you have to be in a power stance to be confident?

Who also says that rather

2013-04-25T18:40:53+00:00

I wonder if this works in reverse.

simplybananas · 2013-04-25T22:03:14+00:00

I don't understand how these poses can increase testosterone, how does the body know that it is a "power pose"?

n1nj4_v5_p1r4t3 · 2013-04-26T02:51:28+00:00

I wish it was that easy

ghostthemost · 2013-04-26T05:30:12+00:00

I do these poses all the time, therefore I must be extremely powerful.

Side note: If I do this all the time does it wear the effect down?

guitarislife1392 · 2013-04-27T02:04:38+00:00

This is some cool stuff. I watched Amy Cuddy's talk on body language and her mantra of "Don't fake it till you make it; fake it till you become it." Before I go out, I like to "power pose" for a few minutes where I try to make myself as big as possible (think of a victory stance) to raise my testosterone a bit. Helps me get pumped up.

Splee009 · 2013-04-25T17:12:40+00:00

That was a really interesting read. Thanks for that.

NotJosephDucreux · 2013-04-25T20:54:29+00:00

I can't really agree with this.

If you think you are putting on a high-power pose by taking up extra space on the subway seats during rush hour, I'm going to punch you in the face. That doesn't make you attractive or "confident," that makes you an asshole.

tehKov · 2013-04-26T03:23:29+00:00

If you are 'faking' it then take a break and treat yourself to some life. Seriously, loving yourself is as easy as indulging in some of your favorite hobbies for one day and smiling at yourself. One day can change your week.

Though, yes this is a good substitute for real inner game, if you get out of zone on a night out.

Title	Body language changes your hormones and chemicals in your brain. You can literally "fake it" until you become it. "It" being confidence...
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