Can Uncertainty Be Enjoyable?

Simple Psychology by Annie

Aug 5, 202100:02:23Science & Medicine

In this episode, I share the findings of a recent paper on uncertainty named “Be Here Now: Perceptions of Uncertainty Enhance Savoring” by Andrew L. Gregory, Jordi Quoidbach, Claduia M. Hasse and Paul K. Piff (2021). I h...

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