Surviving the Workday

This is a semi-funny article from the LA Times on using scientific research to get a partner at a Christmas party. The highlights include:

1. stand near the drinks as you’ll look more attractive to drunk folks;

2. moving to Minneapolis where people are a bit chunkier (at least than folks in Southern California);

3. wear red to denote “readiness” (unless it’s a company party);

4. watch what you snack on because it reveals a lot:

Snacking on vegetables highlights your attractiveness and intelligence. Digging into chocolate cake shows off your fun-loving side. A 2000 study found that people considered a hypothetical chicken-sandwich-and-salad eater to be more intelligent and less likely to have cheated in college — but they still preferred to socialize with someone who ordered a burger and fries.