24 Tips On How To Impress People Without Saying A Word

Have the person you’re with hold something warm.

Tea party, anyone?An oft-cited 2008 paper, published in the journal Science, suggests that physical warmth is related to perceptions of interpersonal warmth. In one small study described in the paper, 41 undergrads were asked to hold either a cup of hot coffee or a cup of iced coffee. Then all participants read a description of a hypothetical individual’s personality and rated them on multiple traits, including warmth.