Giving and receiving Christmas gifts can be a stressful nightmare but how can you tell if someone really liked their gift? In a survey of 2,000 Brits, 65% of people confessed to pretending to like a gift to avoid hurting someone’s feelings. The graphic above shows the body language signals to look for to see…
Read MorePast Blog: Emotions in Gift Giving
The holidays are right around the corner: can you tell if someone likes their gift just by reading their facial expressions? In light of this holiday season, the University of Hertfordshire has conducted a study on gift giving. The focus of this study was determining whether or not gift givers could tell whether or not…
Read MoreIn Texting, Punctuation Conveys Different Emotions. Period.
By Christina Passariello for the WSJ Technology is changing language, period. The use of a period in text messages conveys insincerity, annoyance and abruptness, according to a new study from the State University of New York Binghamton. Omitting better communicates the conversational tone of a text message, the study says. As with any study by…
Read MoreGratitude Is Good For The Soul And Helps The Heart, Too
By Patti Neighmond for NPR Research shows that feeling grateful doesn’t just make you feel good. It also helps — literally helps — the heart. A positive mental attitude is good for your heart. It fends off depression, stress and anxiety, which can increase the risk of heart disease, says Paul Mills, a professor of…
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