Meditation Part 1:
Mindfulness Meditation and Personality Change
Q: So much of the advice at Real Men Real Style seems to revolve around changing my personality. But is that even possible? I know I can change a habit or two, but there’s nothing I can do about my personality, right? If I simply don’t care enough to change, am I hopeless?
A: Scientific research has shown that there are things you can do to change your personality. First, changing a large number of habits is basically the same ...
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How to Avoid Choking Under Pressure | Why People Tend to Choke Under Pressure
Q: I have valuable skills and I’ve been working on them for a long time. But why do I always seem to choke under pressure? How can I stop choking when my performance is most important?
A: There are two competing theories that try to explain why people tend to choke under pressure. One study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology in 2001 tested the two different theories against each other and then proposed a way to avoid choking under pressure.
Two researchers at Michigan ...
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Wearing Black | The Color Black and its Effect on Aggressiveness and Respectability
Q: Research seems to suggest that the colors we wear may influence how we are perceived. How does black clothing affect how people see us? Does the situation also influence how black affects our appearance?
A: Yes, black clothing has unique effects on how we are perceived, and this varies by situational context.
A group of Czech researchers published an article in the journal Studia Psychologica in 2013 in which they measured whether black clothing makes a person seem more/less aggressive, ...
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Using Cheap Equals Feeling Cheap | How the Use of Generic Products Influences A Man’s Confidence
Using Cheap = Feeling Cheap
Q: Who cares if I use cheap, generic products? What difference does it make?
A: Using cheap, generic products might have some cost benefits, especially if a person is on a tight budget. On the other hand, for better or for worse, generic products influence how people view themselves. They can even decrease performance on seemingly unrelated, but important, tasks.
In a study published in 2011 in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (link: ...
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The Color Red Affects Persuasion and Sales | Wearing Red Can Persuade
Q: Can the color of my clothing make me a better salesman?
A: Believe it or not, you can make yourself more persuasive by just changing the color of your wardrobe.
In July 2014, two researchers published a study in the journal Psychology and Marketing examining the relation between clothing color and persuasion.
The authors made a few interesting observations (from previous research):
Red is a potent color for humans and animals alike.
Red is associated with power, dominance, and ...
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Stage Entrances and First Impressions | Lessons from Musical Performances
Q: How I look and act when people first meet me is less important than once they get to know me. Who cares about the first impression?
A: We can learn a lot from research on musical performances (I say this as a research and a performer). One group of researchers found that an audience at a classical music performance makes numerous judgments about a performer’s competence and skill before they even begin playing.
This study was published in the music research journal Musicae Scientiae in ...
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Smiling Makes Instant Facial Attractiveness | How A Smile Can Make You Look Attractive
Q: I’ve read a lot about what to wear to make myself look as attractive as possible. But is there any way for a man to make his face more attractive?
A: Research has shown there is one extremely inexpensive, simple, and highly effective way to make one’s face instantly more attractive: SMILE.
In 2013, an article was published in the journal Cognition & Emotion (link: http://www.cclm.unibe.ch/unibe/philhuman/cclm/content/e200922/e200932/e343882/linkliste343883/Golle_2013_ger.pdf) about ...
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Sleeping Affects Appearance | Looking Your Best When You Have Enough Sleep
Q: The whole "beauty sleep" thing is an old myth, right?
A: Nope. There is actual scientific evidence suggesting that you look your best when you've had a good night's rest.
STUDY 1:
An experiment was published in 2010 in the British Medical Journal that examined the relationship between sleep and attractiveness.
A group of 23 adults (men and women) had photographs of their faces taken at two times:
After a normal night's sleep (8 hours)
After being sleep deprived (a reduced ...
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Sight Over Sound | Why Appearance Matters | Lessons from Musical Performances
Q: A musical competition is all about music and talent, right?
A: Not exactly. In fact, like it or not, in any competitive environment where humans are involved, appearances will matter.
This point was definitely made by researcher Chia-Jung Tsay at University College London when he published a research study at the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science in 2013.
Tsay sought out to examine the influence of appearance on the judgment of musical competitions.
He did this to ...
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Sex Appeal and Clothing | Effect of Clothes and Masculine Traits on A Man’s Sexual Appeal
Notes for: Science of Style – Sex Appeal and Clothing
So here are some initial search results that I've found that really enhance (I believe) your article.
Broad shoulders and slimmer hips:
RIVALS. One study from 2001 examined whether high shoulder-to-hip ratio caused higher jealousy in males that considered themselves rivals. They found that males that viewed potential rivals with high shoulder-to-hip ratios viewed them with greater jealousy and rated them as more attractive. Females ...
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