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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
3 days ago

Social psychologists found that the people others describe as 'intimidating' are almost never aggressive - they're simply present in a way that makes performative people uncomfortable, because authenticity exposes pretense without saying a word - Silicon Canals

Presence and attentiveness are often mislabeled as intimidation; genuinely dangerous people typically display charm and surface warmth rather than quiet composure.
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

People who push their chair in after leaving a table often have these 7 traits that reveal a specific type of conscientiousness - Silicon Canals

Ever notice how some people automatically push their chair back in after standing up from a table, while others just walk away without a second thought? I started paying attention to this after interviewing a startup founder who meticulously tucked in every chair in the conference room after our meeting ended. It got me thinking about what this simple gesture reveals about someone's character.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
5 months ago

What Do Social Skills Have to Do With Fictional Characters?

By and large, reading is a solitary activity. True, on a nightly basis, plenty of folks tuck little ones in with enchanting bedtime stories. (Apparently, my favorite as a toddler was called "The White Cat," an old yarn involving-of course-a cat, one whose head had to be lopped off by his ladylove before he could turn into a human prince, but let's drop that and move on.)
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