Being hungry (or not) changes our choices Either way, these findings make a case for cultivating greater body awareness. Or it could be that successful people who are more attuned to their bodies interpret their perceptions more accurately, understanding how the two interact. While it’s uncertain why that would be, it’s possible that people who are more aware of their heartbeats are better able to calm themselves under stress and, therefore, make cooler decisions. This suggests that actual awareness of your body can be useful in high-stress work situations. People who were more confident in their accurate count, however, were not more successful, and the bigger the gap between their confidence and accuracy, the higher their anxiety. Their strange finding? Managers who could more accurately count their own heartbeats without touching their bodies were more successful traders. In one experiment, researchers studied hedge fund managers who have to make quick decisions about stock trading under intense pressure. They didn’t see it as scary, because, as non-crawlers, they didn’t need to worry about cliffs yet. That’s why, in one experiment, crawling babies showed fear when they were lowered onto a platform with a fake cliff (an apparent drop-off that was actually see-through plastic), but babies who couldn’t crawl didn’t show that same fear. This phenomenon is obvious even in young babies. In sports, successful baseball batters literally see bigger balls coming at them from the pitcher, and golfers who putt well see bigger holes.
If you are holding something that extends your reach-like a grabber-things appear closer to you, too. You do not see the hill as it is but rather as it is seen by you,” write Proffitt and Baer. “Put another way: Our walking ability shapes the apparent walkability of the hill, which determines how we see it. People wearing heavy backpacks see steeper hills in front of them than those without backpacks. For example, researchers have found that if you are obese or tired, distances look farther to you. Several studies by Proffitt and others show that our physical bodies and our ability to move influence how we view our surroundings. Our energy and abilities impact our perspective Here are eight of the many interesting take-home messages from their book.
“If we are going to have a better understanding of ourselves and our fellow human beings, we need to appreciate the startling individuality of everyone’s experience,” write Proffitt and Baer. If we understand what irrelevant factors manipulate what we see and think, we can perhaps find ways to overcome these influences and make better decisions as a society.
This is useful to know-especially now, when we are fighting a deadly pandemic and mired in political and social turmoil. From the GGSC to your bookshelf: 30 science-backed tools for well-being.
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