Finding the Right Formula for Perfect Beauty
There’s no getting around it. In this world, you’re better off being good-looking. At all ages and in all walks of life, attractive people are judged more favourably, treated better, and cut more slack. Mothers give more affection to attractive babies. Teachers favour more attractive students and judge them as smarter. Attractive adults get paid more for their work and have better success in dating and mating. And juries are less likely to find attractive people guilty and recommend lighter punishments when they do. ( Psychological Science: Beauty is in the Mind of the Beholder ) Beauty is one of the world’s greatest motivations. Men and women struggle to be attractive since this world is a visual world and what you see (especially if it is pleasing to the eyes), is the one that you want to get. Being beautiful has so many advantages. A recent study of the University of Texas-Austin found that attractive people are generally happier and make more money than their mediocr...