The Paradox of Cognition: Why Thinking Too Hard Can Make You Miserable

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According to research published by the American Psychological Association, if somebody complains that it hurts to think, they may be onto something, as mental exertion appears to be associated with unpleasant feelings in many situations.

“Managers often encourage employees, and teachers often encourage students, to exert mental effort. On the surface, this seems to work well: Employees and students do often opt for mentally challenging activities,” said senior author Erik Bijleveld, PhD, of Radboud University. “From this, you may be tempted to conclude that employees and students tend to enjoy thinking hard. Our results suggest that this conclusion would be false: In general, people really dislike mental effort.”.

https://scitechdaily.com/the-paradox-of-cognition-why-thinking-too-hard-can-make-you-miserable/.

 

[lightly]

Well then, I’ll think hard about it later.  . I’m in too good a mood to make myself miserable by thinking about it now.    

Edited August 5 by lightly

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1 hour ago, lightly said:

Well then, I’ll think hard about it later.  . I’m in too good a mood to make myself miserable by thinking about it now.    

Thanks for the Laugh!