If You Want People to Think You’re Powerful . . . Be as Rude as Possible
Well this sends a pretty horrible message. In a new study from the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, researchers found that the best way to get people to respect you is . . . to act like an A-HOLE.
–In the study, participants would watch videos of people acting rudely . . . like yelling at a waiter or blowing off their coworkers . . . and videos of people in the same situations acting politely and respectfully.
–Afterward, in every case, the study participants perceived the rude people as MORE POWERFUL, decisive, strong, in control, and leader-like than the polite people
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