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Why You Don’t Feel Loved (even when you are) - Sonja Lyubomirsky - #1115
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"People in the week that people acted more extroverted, they were so much happier, and sort of everything improved. During the introversion week, surprisingly, sometimes people actually got less happy or kind of no change. And the second surprise was that this effect was the same for introverts and extroverts."
In her favorite study, Lyubomirsky had both introverts and extroverts act more extroverted for one week and more introverted for another. The results showed massive happiness gains during the extroversion week for both personality types, with no gains—and sometimes losses—during the introversion week. This contradicts popular theories that introverts need solitude to recharge and suggests acting social benefits everyone equally.
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- Why You Don’t Feel Loved (even when you are) - Sonja Lyubomirsky - #1115
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