It may be time to throw away your emotional support hoodie

I’ll write this While I’m cocooned Favorite hoodiemy beloved clothing that I work in my wardrobe. At this moment, along with my couch, I flirt with the ideas for an afternoon nap. Sometimes I work from bed. I’m not a poster child for productivity. But I swap out my emotional support hoodie for a sweater and sit straight at my desk. My email is clear. I behave like a functional adult.

Clothes are psychological armor, and hoodies are invited to blend in with the sensory fleece. That’s the equivalent of not interfering with the sign. Research supports this: 2023 paper published in the Academy of Management Journal It was found that employees dressed more than usual experienced higher self-esteem and productivity. Another 1999 survey Casual workwear policies reportedly linked to increased lateness and absenteeism. The hoodie recommends you come out.

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What we wear affects the way we behave, think, and play. Concept psychologists saySurrounded cognition. “Clothes have meanings and we absorb the meaning when we wear them.

Whether we like it or not, clothing shapes the way others see us. Even in my remote world, which includes heads that most of my professional interactions float on the screen, I throw away my hoodie for interviews and important meetings. Clothes send messages. In a professional setting, Parker tells her boss, colleagues, or clients that she wants to be somewhere else. It’s perfect for lazy Sundays. It’s not that good for climbing a corporate ladder.

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