Fifteen minutes may not seem like a terribly long time, but when left alone with just ones thoughts for company, it is apparently unbearable, and many would sooner shock themselves than endure it. Nearly half of the participants in a recent study—18 of 42—elected to administer at least one mildly painful electric shock to themselves at some point during a 15-minute period in which they were left alone in an empty room and asked to sit at a table entertaining themselves with their own thoughts. Though some have criticized the studys design, the researchers concluded that, on the whole, people prefer doing something, even something unpleasant, to doing nothing at all.
Posted on: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 10:23:15 +0000
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