Spending a few minutes thinking about your ancestors before an exam or job interview can significantly boost your chances of success, according to scientists at the University of Graz in Austria.
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To test their theory, the scientist team asked 80 students to spend 5 minutes thinking about their 15th century ancestors, their great-grandparents or a recent trip to the shops.
Immediately afterwards, the students were asked how confident they felt about upcoming exams. The group that remembered lost generations was more confident about their chances of success.
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The study was published in the European Journal of Social Psychology.
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