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egypturnashI was walking from the subway station to work, feeling gloomy and depressed, angsting over my future, being annoyed at the cloudy, rainy day.
Then I noticed that my body language reflected this - I was walking along hunched over a little, like someone bearing the weight of the world on their shoulders.
I stood up straight, pushing my shoulders back, lifting my head, bringing my center of gravity almost precariously far back (given that I carry assorted stuff in a backpack). And... I felt better about everything. I was still gloomy, but I wasn't consumed by it.
This bears further research.
Then I noticed that my body language reflected this - I was walking along hunched over a little, like someone bearing the weight of the world on their shoulders.
I stood up straight, pushing my shoulders back, lifting my head, bringing my center of gravity almost precariously far back (given that I carry assorted stuff in a backpack). And... I felt better about everything. I was still gloomy, but I wasn't consumed by it.
This bears further research.