domingo, julho 13, 2025

"Diz-me com quem andas, dir-te-ei quem és"


O ditado popular reza assim: "Diz-me com quem andas, dir-te-ei quem és."

As avós estão sempre preocupadas com quem os netos passam o tempo.

Entretanto, no sétimo capítulo (Conformity) de "The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be" de Katy Milkman encontrei:
"We feel like misfits when we stand out from the crowd.
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the logic behind the herd behavior is different. No one is worried about fitting in. Rather, we suspect other people have noticed something dangerous that we missed. Sometimes, other peoples’ decisions reflect valuable information
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how important it is to be in good company when you hope to achieve big goals and how harmful it can be to have peers who aren’t high achievers. A growing body of evidence suggests that the people you’ve spent time with have been shaping your behavior your whole life, often without your knowledge.
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we found that encouraging people to copy and paste one another’s best life hacks motivated both more exercise and better class preparation in adults who wanted to work out more and college students seeking to improve their grades, respectively.
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When we’re unsure of ourselves, a powerful way the people around us can help boost our capacity and confidence is by showing us what’s possible. Often, in fact, we’re more influenced by observation than by advice.
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These studies highlight that the closer we are to someone and the more their situation resembles our own, the more likely we are to be influenced by their behavior, even if the behavior is merely described rather than directly observed.* They also speak to the power of using norms as a tool of influence. Describing what’s typical can be an effective way to help large groups change their behaviors for the better."

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