Coffee may be the key to a raise

Your manager is more likely to be swayed if they have a warm beverage in hand while sitting in a comfy chair, according to research by Yale’s John Bargh and Tel Aviv University’s Thalma Lobel. Such pleasant stimuli takes advantage of an idea called “embodied cognition,” the notion that our physical environment can influence our perceptions and feelings. And when we’re in our comfort zones, we’re more inclined to be agreeable.