How many times with your back up against the wall you have some buddy of yours give the "Good Luck" sarcastic pat on the back. Besides the "Yea right" response you give as they walk away chuckling under their breath, up to now, all that might have done is raise the stress or blood pressure level a bit.
But go figure, someone went and did a study and actually there is something to this. Now, maybe not the sarcastic shot from your friend, but someone who honestly wishes you luck, start looking at this in a different light. Many times we says "Thanks, I'm going to need it". Well, here it is ...
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/keep-your-fingers-crossed-how-superstition-improves-performance.html
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