![]() ![]() ![]() Cuddy interpreted these hormonal effects as further evidence of increases in feelings of power.Īfter Cuddy’s TED talk was released, it seemed everyone was power posing. Cuddy’s study suggested that those who adopted high-power poses demonstrated an increase in testosterone and a decrease in cortisol. The second was that the power posing actually changed their body chemistry. The first was that people who sat in high-power positions felt more powerful than their low-power pose counterparts. It’s important to understand that Cuddy’s research had two major findings. Cuddy found that those who sat in the high-power pose, felt more powerful and performed better in mock interviews than those who had not. The evidence of power posing came from a study that Cuddy completed while at Harvard University, where participants sat in either a high-power pose (expansive posture) or low-power pose (leaning inward, legs crossed) for two minutes. ![]() In other words, by commanding a powerful stance, we can make ourselves actually feel more powerful. ![]() She suggested that our body language governs how we think and feel about ourselves, and thus, how we hold our bodies can have an impact on our minds. In case you missed the power pose craze, Cuddy’s message was simple. ![]()
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