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By far the most common behaviour was a simple apology
Robin Dunbar • Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships
Social psychologists have known for decades that people are motivated to work harder when others are watching. When they are observed, people run faster, are more creative, and think harder about problems.
Rohit • Our love of authenticity rises as all the world became a stage
Some may be predisposed to behaving in this way, others probably discover the effectiveness of such behaviour early in life and once they have done so continue to exploit it.
Robin Dunbar • Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships
So, if talking to strangers seems daunting to you, it might help to think that by doing so, you could give someone the gift of being seen.
Gillian Sandstrom • Why you should talk to strangers | BPS
Daniel Goleman on Focus: The Secret to High Performance and Fulfilment
Intelligence Squaredyoutube.com
I believe each of us can make the world a little friendlier, a little more trusting, a little better, and that it can start with something as simple as 'hello'.
Gillian Sandstrom • Why you should talk to strangers | BPS
Fully a quarter of the sample admitted that they had said something online that they later regretted – and would never have said in a face-to-face conversation.
Robin Dunbar • Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships
inhibition – allows us to suppress our natural inclination to do something that would destabilise relationships.