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		ttepasse on Sept 12, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus Back in the 2010s there was a TED Talker/grifter who advocated a wider stance to project power and confidence. For a time that notion must have been picked up by political consultants, leading in the UK to the so-called Tory Power Stance: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/apr/30/sajid-javid... Of course, connoisseurs of the historical documentary series “Blackadder” know that this has a tradition going back to Regency times.

nvm0n2 on Sept 12, 2023 [–]

You're referring to Amy Cuddy, promoter of "Power Posing" and one of the top 100 most inspiring women according to the BBC:

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-41521671

It was later discovered that her work was fraudulent and her coauthor walked back the claims.

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