Q: The men in my family all seem to lose their hair, so I guess there’s nothing I can do about that, right? How can you fight genetics?
A: While it’s true that genetics play the largest part in whether a man will experience hair loss (male alopecia), there are behavioral factors that do influence hair loss.
In 2013, an article was published in the journal Plastic Reconstructive Surgery studying factors that influence male hair loss.
The researchers took an interesting strategy ...
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Body Odor, Pity, and Blame | How Smelling Bad Causes Pity
Q: How will people think of me and treat me if I go somewhere smelling bad?
A: Good question. The effect is complicated, but the evidence seems to be that a bad body odor may cause other people to pity you and try to help you out of pity. However, people will only help you if they think you can’t help the way you smell. I’ll explain.
Four researchers at the University of Leuven sought to examine the effect of body odor on other people’s perceptions. Specifically, they tested the idea that ...
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Scent and Charity | How Clean Scents Make You a Better Person
It might make sense to think that smelling good can affect how people behave around you. But there is evidence that clean scents can not only change your own behavior, but make you a better person.
You read that right.
Researchers from Brigham Young University, the University of Toronto, and Northwestern University teamed together to examine the relationship between clean scents and virtuous behaviors.
Previous research determined that clean scents can increase clean behaviors (people ...
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Scent and Mate Selection | How Women Perceive Men’s Scent
Scent and Mate Selection
Q: I’ve improved how I dress but I’ve never really given much thought to how I smell. Women don’t even care that much, right? It’s all about what’s inside that counts.
A: Uhh, not quite. Being a good person will certainly help you get and keep a date, but there is a complex set of factors that go into whether women will find you desirable. Smell is a big one.
A group of European researchers published a study in the journal Personality and Individual Differences ...
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Ego Depletion and Heuristics | The Psychology of Pricing and Spending
Why do we strain to find a deal for cheap socks, but don't see the difference between a $1500 and $2000 suit? Some of the psychology of willpower and spending money.
Pricing
When we shop, we calculate prices in our heads, and this takes energy.
We are “cognitive misers”
This is a term in social psychology to describe all the mental heuristics that humans use to save brain energy.
We stereotype, round numbers, form opinions and impressions on people, etc. using lazy mental shortcuts. ...
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A Man’s Guide to Texture | Understanding Texture in Clothing
Most of the research I saw on texture dealt with 1) how the body physically senses texture, and 2) the emotional associations people have with various textures. Regarding #1, I don’t think your readers really care about nerve endings or pressure senses or which parts of the nervous system are activated when sensing texture. But regarding #2, it’s a big deal to mention that various textures can activate various emotions and associations in people, and thus your students can use this to their ...
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Habit Formation Research | Dressing Better by Forming Habits of Self-Improvement
Introduction
Fashion is not simply about clothing.
Dressing better is one component to self-improvement:
Feeling confident
Feeling motivated
Feeling self-worth
Being able to compete and provide for self and family
Dressing better is about forming a disciplined habit of self-improvement
Habit Formation
There are two numbers that are often seen floating around the self-help literature about self-improvement and habit formation: 21 and 10,000
21
Back in the ‘60s, a plastic ...
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A Man’s Guide on Color and Clothing | Notes on How the Color of Clothes is Perceived
A Man’s Guide – Color and Clothing
More detailed information is contained in the following outline:
That these aren’t necessarily “subliminal messages,” but rather cultural associations. Our cultures, preferences, and past experience teach us what colors “mean” to us.
Culture:
It would be impossible for you to include every color in every culture, so don’t feel like you have to do that. Just remind people to know what language they’re speaking when they travel – to do some research ...
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Modern Professional Attire | Grooming and Clothing vs. Tattoos and Piercings
Modern Professional Attire:
Grooming and Clothing vs. Tattoos and Piercings
Q: I’ve heard that the modern world is changing and people are becoming more accepting of trendy attire and things like tattoos and piercings. What is considered “professional attire” in the current world? Are people more concerned with how you dress and groom, or will they still judge me if I have piercings and tattoos?
A: One study showed that grooming and attire are the most important factors in appearing ...
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Facial Piercings and Perceptions of Intelligence and Attractiveness
Facial Piercings and Perceptions of
Intelligence and Attractiveness
Q: I’m a man and I want to get a facial piercing. Is that going to change how people view me? Does it matter where the piercing is?
A: It might. Research has shown that facial piercings change people’s judgments of a person’s characteristics and personality as well as their perceived attractiveness.
A group of researchers across a few countries (UK, Malaysia, and Austria) sought out to determine how facial ...
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