What’s mirroring you?

Have you ever seen yourself unknowingly adopting habits of those around you? Those small little things such as incorporating a few words in your vocabulary just because you heard your friend say it, clapping while laughing, changing your speaking style, liking a particular type of music, taking an interest in a hobby they liked.

Have you ever wondered why this happens?

This happens because of our brains mechanism to connect or bond with someone without even us knowing. It helps build trust and our brain is simply made this way to connect with people.

I, myself have unconsciously incorporated various words which I never used before in my vocabulary and started posing in a particular way while taking photos after watching my friend do it!

This is our brains way of empathizing with other people and generating a closer bond with them and we may not even know we are doing this most of the time!

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