Posted by claire 7 on June 21, 2000, at 8:50:29
In reply to Re: I know EXACTLY what you mean.... » jupiter, posted by CarolAnn on June 20, 2000, at 9:18:23
Interesting, CarolAnn. Once I was thinking about some acting techniques whereby the actor gets into character through outside artifacts...Say, putting on the clothes the character would wear, etc. I thought, "I wonder if I put on the outside attributes of a cheerful person (a smile, for starters)---would I become cheerful?" So I tried it. Went to town and did things, and tried to remember to smile. I definitely noticed a difference. For one thing, people smiled more at me, which made me feel good. And my own smile seemed to make itself felt inside. Unfortunately, I soon forgot about this experiment, and haven't repeated it. Thanks for reminding me of it.
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