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Science says you should take that vacation now
Chicago Booth Review: Western culture has long honored the notion that work should come before pleasure—a vacation should, in theory, be the reward of many long nights at the office. But research suggests it’s time
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Stop Putting Off Fun for After You Finish All Your Work
Harvard Business Review: How often have you put off doing something fun, like taking a trip or treating yourself, because you felt that you had too much work to do, and you had to get
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A Study Encourages You to Have Fun First and Finish Your Work Later
New York Magazine: It seems like the natural order of things: first work, then fun. If you finish your dinner, you can have dessert; if you finish your homework, you can play your video games.
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Unearned Fun Tastes Just as Sweet
We may be inclined to think that a fun experience will be all the more enjoyable if we save it until we’ve finished our work or chores, but new research shows that this intuition may be misguided.
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New Research in Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring the role of hedonic behavior in risk perception and sexual attraction in cases of autopedophilia.
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Why We Love the Pain of Spicy Food
The Wall Street Journal: As winter settles in and temperatures plunge, people turn to food and drink to provide a little warmth and comfort. In recent years, an unconventional type of warmth has elbowed its