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Panich52

(5,829 posts) Thu Feb 5, 2015, 10:34 AM Feb 2015

Power psychs people up about... themselves

Power psychs people up about... themselves

We all know the type -- people who can talk on and on about their latest adventures, seemingly unaware that those around them may not be interested. They also get really psyched up about their own experiences. A new paper suggests that what separates such people from the rest of us is their perceived sense of power: Powerful people, researchers found, draw inspiration from themselves rather than others.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciencedaily/strange_science/~3/a1NzQ6E-ZiA/150203112121.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

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Explains some politicians...?