Sitting up straight may improve your mood and decisionmaking
Aug 05, 2026
A simple change in posture may subtly affect how people feel and make decisions. Participants who sat upright reported greater feelings of pride and took more successful risks in a virtual balloon game than those who hunched over. Most did not realize researchers had influenced their posture, helpin
g rule out the possibility that they were merely responding to expectations. The results suggest workplace ergonomics could influence more than physical comfort. ...read more read less