Are you black or are you white? I can't tell. The oneness effect of positivity.
Positivity has all sorts of good effects - one major one being the sense of oneness it creates among people. Literally, your brain changes how it sees the world.
In a city of millions, it comes as no surprise that New Yorkers are experts are remaining aloof and non-responsive – we simply turn up the volume on our headphones, burrowing deeper into our paperback, and do our very best to avoid eye contact.
Why Your Boss Will Live Longer Than You...Unless, of course, you take my advice
According to the two very famous studies, Whitehall I and Whitehall II, one's rank in class, status, or heirarchy at work or in life have a dramatic influence on lifespan.