Is Thinking (Not) Fun?

Simple Psychology by Annie

Aug 26, 202100:02:49Science & Medicine

In this episode, I share the findings of a recent paper on thinking named “A Trade-Off Model of Intentional Thinking for Pleasure” by Seher Raza, Erin Westgate, Nick Buttrick, Samantha Heintzelman, Rémy A. Furrer, Lisa L...

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