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Feeling powerless increases the weight of the world . . . literally

Source: ScienceDaily

A sense of powerlessness may make you feel unhappy, but it also has documented physical effects. Here are the results of a study that shows one way a feeling of powerlessness affects your perception of the world in a measurable way.

This entry was posted in Absolute Power and tagged Health & Medicine, People, Science & Nature on February 1, 2015 by admin.

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