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Thank God it’s Monday!™ In Ori and Rom Brafman’s New York Times Bestseller, Sway, the two describe an interesting experiment conducted at MIT. An economics class had a substitute teacher. Before he entered the classroom, the members of the class were all given slips of paper with his bio. In the section listing ways that others describe him, half the students read that he was ‘rather cold,’ while the other students read that he was ‘very warm’—unaware that there were two versions floating around.
After the class, students filled out evaluations. Those that had read he was ‘rather cold’ consistently gave poor reviews–describing the substitute as “self-centered, formal, and unsociable.” Conversely, those who had been provided with the positive descriptor consistently provided positive reviews—”funny, likeable, intelligent.”
So what does all this mean? A single word can alter your interpretation of reality. Preconceived notions blind us to what truly exists. How do you open your heart to hold people in the best possible light by giving them the benefit of the doubt?
Have a great Monday!
Roxanne
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