Ep. 403: Barbara Fredrickson Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Michael Covel's Trend Following
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The Effect of Reflecting on Connection on Emotional Experiences
In one study we started to ask about people's experiences of social connection at the end of you know after they filled out these 20 items on their emotion experiences. We asked people to think of their three longest social interactions of the day and just thinking of those interactions as a set how would you rate how close you felt to the people you were with? And so there was something psychoactive about reflecting on connection so much so that we saw it also lead to improvements in cardiovascular functioning. Nearly reflecting on connection on a regular basis seems to be something that allows people to feel more uplifted and joyful in daily life.
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