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Just think: The challenges of the disengaged mind

Just think: The challenges of the disengaged mind

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Just think: The challenges of the disengaged mind

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Just think: The challenges of the disengaged mind

Publisher

Washington: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Journal title

Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 2014-07, Vol.345 (6192), p.75-77

Language

English

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Publisher

Washington: American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Contents

In 11 studies, we found that participants typically did not enjoy
spending 6 to 15 minutes in a room by themselves with nothing to do but
think, that they enjoyed doing mundane external activities much more,
and that many preferred to administer electric shocks to themselves
instead of being left alone with their thoughts. Most people s...

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Just think: The challenges of the disengaged mind

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4330241

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4330241

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ISSN

0036-8075

E-ISSN

1095-9203

DOI

10.1126/science.1250830

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