2023-11-10 20:11:38
Waving “goodbye” allows you to make the end of the meeting less abrupt. These beginnings and endings are “structuring ritual moments,” explains Erica Keswin.
“Rituals give us a sense of belonging and connection.”
Whether we are for or against the “Zoom wave”, decorum dictates that we return this gesture to the person who does it to signify their departure from a meeting. Or at least give him a smile or a nod. In fact, the mimicry exercises a social function. It affects our behavior and, above all, the judgments we make about others.
Several scientific works have shown that being imitated leads us to rate more positively the person who reproduces our attitude. So your colleague who is a fan of waving goodbye will tend to appreciate you more if you wave back…
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