If you want to be more likeable, try showing more stress

Nail-biting and lip-chewing could actually be the key to winning friends and achieving success.

A British study revealed something unexpected about stress: the more we show it, the more likeable we seem to be. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: PEXELS
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(FINANCIAL TIMES) - As last week's Wimbledon tennis championship neared, there has been a lot of fretting about Rafael Nadal.

Have doctors fixed the Spanish star's dodgy left foot? Would he be distracted by his wife's pregnancy with their first child? Could he really repeat his wins at this year's French and Australian Opens?

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