Invisibilia

Outside In

When you take on the trappings of something – just step into a role – can it change you more deeply, from the Outside In?

By Alix Spiegel • Jul 30, 2016 • 1 min read

There's a popular idea out there that you can change from the outside in. Power posing. Fake it 'til you make it. If you just assume the pose, inner transformation will follow. We examine to what extent this is true, by following the first all-female debate team in Rwanda, a country that has legislated gender equality. We also see how an app reshaped the relationship of twin sisters. And we end our season at the beach, with a man whose life was transformed by a seagull named Mac Daddy.

Alix Spiegel
Co-Host of NPR's 'Invisibilia'
Lulu Miller
Co-host of NPR's 'Invisibilia'
Hanna Rosin
senior editor, The Atlantic, co-host of the podcast We Live Here Now
Anne Gudenkauf
Producer of NPR's 'Invisibilia'

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Invisibilia

Outside In

When you take on the trappings of something – just step into a role – can it change you more deeply, from the Outside In?

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Invisibilia

Outside In

When you take on the trappings of something – just step into a role – can it change you more deeply, from the Outside In?

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