emotional contagion
Pass It On: The Surprising Science of Contagious Happiness
Without even trying, you start to feel a little lighter, a little happier. What if I told you this isn’t just a coincidence, but a well-documented scientific phenomenon? And the further effects are quite astonishing.
3 degrees of contagion – how feelings spread
Happiness is contagious. So is depression. Loneliness is too. As is kindness. You can even gain or lose weight because of a change in someone 3 contacts away.
How to deflect negative emotion
Here’s a very simple hack for when you feel you’re soaking up other people’s emotions….
Emotions are currency, the exchange rate is empathy
We live in a world where statistics tell us how things are and the chances…