According to a Cambridge University study, watching uplifting clip from the Oprah Winfrey Show can make you a better person. As part of the study, 30 people watched an uplifting clip from the show and the other 30 people watched part of a nature documentary film.
Afterwards, they were paid to write an essay on what they watched and asked if they would help with another study, this time without being paid. About 70 percent of the Oprah watchers agreed to the further study compared to only 40 percent of the doco viewers.
Another Experiment
In his book, The Black Swan, Nassim Nicholas Taleb told us about one interesting experiment involving numbers. The participants of the experiment were asked to state their social security numbers before specifying any random numbers, from one to infinity. And guess what, all of the participants stated numbers that resemble their social security numbers.
The Oprah’s experiment coupled with the case study from The Black Swan convinced me that we’re so easily manipulated by our surroundings, whether we’re aware of it or not. Of course, this can be both negative and positive. On one hand, we might now feel very susceptible to product advertising and marketing in general.
The Positive
But, on the other hand, we can use this knowledge to motivate ourselves and thus grow our online business, possibly by watching motivational videos and listening to motivational speeches. Because, if the above experiments are true, we’ll inevitably be motivated to take necessary actions to accomplish our goals.
So, I guess it’s time to delete the songs in your iPod and substitute them with Anthony Robbins’ motivational audios. Yeah, and watch Oprah.
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