ACTING AS IF

E.Q & STATES

“Act the part and you will become the part.”

- William James

Themes

"As If" Principle
Alter Egos
Adopting Traits

The Batman Effect
Counterclockwise
Embodied Cognition

Thinkers

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Ellen Langer
Todd Herman
Jane McGonigal

Richard Wiseman
Josh Davis
Stephanie Carlson

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E.Q & STATES

“Act the part and you will become the part.”

- William James

Themes

Thinkers

Acting "AS If" & Embodied Cognition, By “You Are What You Act”

Josh DavisOur Bodies Can Change Our Thoughts

Madan KatariaIf You Fake It & You Are Willing, It Works

Eric FinziBotox, Facial Expressions & Mood

George LakoffEmbodied Cognition: You & Your Body

Turning Back The Clock,By BBC's "The Young Ones"

BBC OneSix Celebrities Turn Back The Clock

BBC OneDickie Bird Gets his Results

BBC OneThe Science Of The Young Ones: The Pilot Experiment

Posing & Body hacks, By Amy Cuddy

TimeOUr Body Language Can Shape How We Feel

CBS This MOrningHow Posture IMpacts Our MInd

Nova30 Seconds On Power Poses

The benefits Of Alter Egos, By Todd Herman

Todd hermanWhat Is The Alter Ego Effect?

Todd hermanAlter Egos & Authenticity

Todd HermanTapping Into Your Heroic Self

The "As IF" Principle, By Richard Wiseman

PNTVPNTV: The As If PRinciple: 5 Big Ideas

We Are CognitiveIf you Act Like That person, You Become THem

WPRThe Joy Cardin Show: The As If Principle

Age Is In The mind: The Counter-clockwise Study, By Ellen Langer

Ellen LangerThe Counter-Clockwise Study

Part 2, Part 3

PNTV PNTV: Counter-clockwise

Ellen LangerIntroduction

The Batman Effect, By Stephanie M. Carlson

Reflection SciencesWhat Is The Batman Effect?

UnderstoodBatman Effect & Emotional Regulaton

Todd HermanWhat’s Your Phone Booth Moment?

Richard WisemanThe As if Principle

Jane McGonigalBefore You Play, Here's What You nEed To Know

Robert A. JohnsonProjecting Your Gold

Wall Street JournalThe Power of Pretending: What Would a Hero Do?

BBC WorklifeThe ‘Batman Effect’: How having an alter ego empowers you

Big ThinkPeople who embody Albert Einstein in VR perform better on cognitive tasks

Mental Floss8 "Fake It ‘Til You Make It" Strategies Backed by Science

LifeHackerAct as if You're a Certain Type of Person to Become that Person

The Guardianforget positive thinking, try positive action

Huffington PostHow To Get In Touch With Your Inner Hero

CuriosityThe Batman Effect: Kids Work Harder When They're Pretending to be the Caped Crusader

The GuardianEmbrace your inner Ziggy Stardust - the power of personas in therapy

KPBSCan An Alter Ego Activate The Best You?

You Are What You ActActorcize

Bessel Van Der KolkDrama & Theatre Can Our Rewire Limiting Beliefs

Bunbury FilmsYou Are What You Act

Jane McGonigalThe Game That Can Add 10 Years To your Life

Albert NerenbergFake It til You Make It?

The Tony Robbins PodcastAmplify Your Strengths: Todd Herman On Alter Egos

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Josh Davis
Our Bodies Can Change Our Thoughts

Madan Kataria
If You Fake It & You Are Willing, It Works

Eric Finzi
Botox, Facial Expressions & Mood

George Lakoff
Embodied Cognition: You & Your Body

Turning Back The Clock,
By BBC's "The Young Ones"

BBC One
Six Celebrities Turn Back The Clock

BBC One
Dickie Bird Gets his Results

BBC One
The Science Of The Young Ones: The Pilot Experiment

Time
OUr Body Language Can Shape How We Feel

CBS This MOrning
How Posture IMpacts Our MInd

Nova
30 Seconds On Power Poses

Todd herman
What Is The Alter Ego Effect?

Todd herman
Alter Egos & Authenticity

Todd Herman
Tapping Into Your Heroic Self

PNTV
PNTV: The As If PRinciple: 5 Big Ideas

We Are Cognitive
If you Act Like That person, You Become THem

WPR
The Joy Cardin Show: The As If Principle

Ellen Langer
The Counter-Clockwise Study

PNTV
PNTV: Counter-
clockwise

Ellen Langer
Introduction

Reflection Sciences
What Is The Batman Effect?

Understood
Batman Effect & Emotional Regulaton

Todd Herman
What’s Your Phone Booth Moment?

Richard Wiseman
The As if Principle

Jane McGonigal
Before You Play, Here's What You nEed To Know

Robert A. Johnson
Projecting Your Gold

Wall Street Journal
The Power of Pretending: What Would a Hero Do?

BBC Worklife
The ‘Batman Effect’: How having an alter ego empowers you

Big Think
People who embody Albert Einstein in VR perform better on cognitive tasks

Mental Floss
8 "Fake It ‘Til You Make It" Strategies Backed by Science

LifeHacker
Act as if You're a Certain Type of Person to Become that Person

The Guardian
forget positive thinking, try positive action

Huffington Post
How To Get In Touch With Your Inner Hero

Curiosity
The Batman Effect: Kids Work Harder When They're Pretending to be the Caped Crusader

The Guardian
Embrace your inner Ziggy Stardust - the power of personas in therapy

KPBS
Can An Alter Ego Activate The Best You?

You Are What You Act
Actorcize

Bessel Van Der Kolk
Drama & Theatre Can Our Rewire Limiting Beliefs

Bunbury Films
You Are What You Act

Jane McGonigal
The Game That Can Add 10 Years To your Life

Albert Nerenberg
Fake It til You Make It?

The Tony Robbins Podcast
Amplify Your Strengths: Todd Herman On Alter Egos