The Stupid News with Yankee Pete
BEING IN A BAD MOOD CAN ACTUALLY BE *GOOD* FOR YOU
Tuesday November 3rd, 2009
Have you ever wondered why so many successful people seem so MISERABLE? Well, it might be that fame and fortune made them that way. Or, it might be that the reason they're so successful in the first place is because they were ALREADY miserable.
At least that's according to a new study from the University of New South Wales in Australia, which found that being in a BAD mood can actually be GOOD for you.
According to the study, when people are in bad moods, they are:
Less likely to believe rumors and urban myths . . .
Less likely to make snap decisions based on racial or religious prejudices, and . . .
Less likely to make mistakes when recalling an event from memory.
In other words, being in a bad mood can make you mentally sharper.
A guy named Joseph Forgas led the study. He says, "People in negative moods are less prone to judgmental errors, are more resistant to eyewitness distortions and are better at producing high-quality, effective persuasive messages . . .
"Our research suggests that sadness . . . promotes information processing strategies best suited to dealing with more demanding situations." (Yahoo News)
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