At the counter, she met the eyes of the barista, Marcus. He offered a genuine, warm smile as he took her order. In that brief second, Elena smiled back. According to Fredrickson’s research, this was —a micro-moment where three things happened simultaneously:
For that fleeting moment, they both subtly invested in each other’s well-being. LOVE 2.0 by Dr. Barbara Fredrickson Love 2.0: How Our Supreme Emotion Affects Every...
Their brains and nervous systems momentarily "synced up," mirroring each other's positive states. At the counter, she met the eyes of the barista, Marcus