The pitch, timbre, volume, speed, and cadence of your voice, the speed with which you speak, and even the way you modulate pitch and loudness, are all hugely influential factors in how convincing you are and how people judge your state of mind and character. Leonard Mlodinow cadencecharacterconvince share on social
Social rejection doesn't just cause emotional pain; it affects our physical being. Leonard Mlodinow affectemotionalpain Change image and share on social
You have to have passion for a subject to write about it. You can't expect your readers to feel any excitement if it's nothing but a boring writing exercise for you. Leonard Mlodinow boreexcitementexercise Change image and share on social
We all know that players will hit a few more home runs than usual in some years and a few less in others. But the mathematics of chance also predicts that some years they'll hit a lot more, and some years a lot less. Leonard Mlodinow chancehithome share on social
Non-human primates spend hours a day grooming each other. And with humans, touching is also important. It's a way to form bonds and connect in modern society. But you can also speed up the use of conscious purposes once you're aware of that, and it can be manipulated. Leonard Mlodinow awarebondconnect share on social
Whether it's fiction or nonfiction, writing takes me to another world. Leonard Mlodinow fictionnonfictiontake Change image and share on social
We all know that looks matter, and modern politicians have always assumed that their battles are decided on both substance and image. Leonard Mlodinow assumebattledecide Change image and share on social
One of the most surprising forms of nonverbal communication is the way we automatically adjust the amount of time we spend looking into another's eyes as a function of our relative social position. Leonard Mlodinow adjustamountautomatically Change image and share on social
I find that predicting the course of our lives is like predicting the weather. You might be able to predict your future in the short term, but the longer you look ahead, the less likely you are to be correct. Leonard Mlodinow aheadcorrectfind share on social
'Subliminal' is about how we misinterpret our behavior because we're unaware of what our unconscious minds are doing. Leonard Mlodinow behaviormindmisinterpret Change image and share on social
