Janice Kaplan
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There's been some really interesting research showing that you can influence how people feel about a food or what they're drinking by changing the environment where they are. one researcher gave people glasses of whiskey and he sent them to three different rooms that he had set up with dramatically different environments. And he had them describe the whiskey in each room.
There's been some really interesting research showing that you can influence how people feel about a food or what they're drinking by changing the environment where they are. one researcher gave people glasses of whiskey and he sent them to three different rooms that he had set up with dramatically different environments. And he had them describe the whiskey in each room.
And the one of the rooms, for example, that was set up to be very bucolic with green lighting and with beautiful things that gave a sense of the outdoors, People described the whiskey as having sort of a grassy taste, and then they would go to the next room that was set up very differently with jazz music, and they might describe the whiskey as being a bit edgier.
And the one of the rooms, for example, that was set up to be very bucolic with green lighting and with beautiful things that gave a sense of the outdoors, People described the whiskey as having sort of a grassy taste, and then they would go to the next room that was set up very differently with jazz music, and they might describe the whiskey as being a bit edgier.
And the one of the rooms, for example, that was set up to be very bucolic with green lighting and with beautiful things that gave a sense of the outdoors, People described the whiskey as having sort of a grassy taste, and then they would go to the next room that was set up very differently with jazz music, and they might describe the whiskey as being a bit edgier.
And he laughed to say that the people were holding the same glass of whiskey in their hands as they moved from room to room. So at the end of it, they realized nobody had been tricking them. They had been tricking themselves. We take in everything in our environment and we attribute it to the food that seems to be on the plate in front of us.
And he laughed to say that the people were holding the same glass of whiskey in their hands as they moved from room to room. So at the end of it, they realized nobody had been tricking them. They had been tricking themselves. We take in everything in our environment and we attribute it to the food that seems to be on the plate in front of us.
And he laughed to say that the people were holding the same glass of whiskey in their hands as they moved from room to room. So at the end of it, they realized nobody had been tricking them. They had been tricking themselves. We take in everything in our environment and we attribute it to the food that seems to be on the plate in front of us.
Back when I wrote the Gratitude Diaries, I knew that if I was unhappy about something or if I could catch myself in a moment when I was just being incredibly grumpy, I would actually stop and literally make myself stop and try to reframe the situation and try to think about something positive and try to think about how could I look at this in a more positive way.
Back when I wrote the Gratitude Diaries, I knew that if I was unhappy about something or if I could catch myself in a moment when I was just being incredibly grumpy, I would actually stop and literally make myself stop and try to reframe the situation and try to think about something positive and try to think about how could I look at this in a more positive way.
Back when I wrote the Gratitude Diaries, I knew that if I was unhappy about something or if I could catch myself in a moment when I was just being incredibly grumpy, I would actually stop and literally make myself stop and try to reframe the situation and try to think about something positive and try to think about how could I look at this in a more positive way.
And that's pretty wonderful because it gives you a sense of control and a sense that you don't have to just rely on the events that are occurring around you. You can change how you perceive them. Now that I've written this book, What Your Body Knows About Happiness, I'm able to use my body in a similar way.
And that's pretty wonderful because it gives you a sense of control and a sense that you don't have to just rely on the events that are occurring around you. You can change how you perceive them. Now that I've written this book, What Your Body Knows About Happiness, I'm able to use my body in a similar way.
And that's pretty wonderful because it gives you a sense of control and a sense that you don't have to just rely on the events that are occurring around you. You can change how you perceive them. Now that I've written this book, What Your Body Knows About Happiness, I'm able to use my body in a similar way.
So if I'm unhappy, sometimes I might stop and make myself stand a little straighter as I'm walking or give a little smile or look up. Or if I'm sitting in my house or apartment and aren't happy, I'll step outside.
So if I'm unhappy, sometimes I might stop and make myself stand a little straighter as I'm walking or give a little smile or look up. Or if I'm sitting in my house or apartment and aren't happy, I'll step outside.
So if I'm unhappy, sometimes I might stop and make myself stand a little straighter as I'm walking or give a little smile or look up. Or if I'm sitting in my house or apartment and aren't happy, I'll step outside.
So being aware that there are things that you can physically do to change how you feel, to perk up your brain, as we said before, to go someplace new, really gives you that sense that you're in control, you don't have to be reliant on what's happening around you.
So being aware that there are things that you can physically do to change how you feel, to perk up your brain, as we said before, to go someplace new, really gives you that sense that you're in control, you don't have to be reliant on what's happening around you.
So being aware that there are things that you can physically do to change how you feel, to perk up your brain, as we said before, to go someplace new, really gives you that sense that you're in control, you don't have to be reliant on what's happening around you.