Heh.

You moron, you forgot to mention that it was on page 47.

i guess it doesn't improve spelling.

I find the headline and subsequent article appallingly idiotic.

That is an incredibly clever headline. I can't imagine people being so negative; life would be hell. This person I knew was like that and he died at a very early age -- I think.

And for those of you who have a natural inclination to go check, no, the Journal of Psychological Research doesn't seem to exist, or it isn't a big deal.

clap clap clap, subby.
clap clap clap

Blue pill.

As a pessimist with a photographic memory I could have saved these fellows some time and money. I've never met anybody with an uncommonly good memory who wasn't depressed.

I am happier when I am drunk too, but I'd still rather live life sober.

Seth'n'Spectrum: And for those of you who have a natural inclination to go check, no, the Journal of Psychological Research doesn't seem to exist, or it isn't a big deal.

Here

Mr. Goodbeer: As a pessimist with a photographic memory I could have saved these fellows some time and money. I've never met anybody with an uncommonly good memory who wasn't depressed.

If you always remembered your mistakes, you would be depressed to.

Thisbymaster: If you always remembered your mistakes, you would be depressed to.

That would be true. But the only mistake that I ever made was once when I thought that I might be mistaken, but it turned out that I wasn't.

If its true, it would explain why we remember shiatty things happening and relate them more often than the good things happening.

Of course, it's probably an advantage to remember what made you sick back in the day as a hunter/gather.

Mr. Goodbeer: As a pessimist with a photographic memory I could have saved these fellows some time and money. I've never met anybody with an uncommonly good memory who wasn't depressed.

What he said.

/never argue with good beer
//also, he's right

slayer199: I find the headline and subsequent article appallingly idiotic.

Personally, I find it shallow and pedantic.

Actually, this was discussed at length in the book How We Decide, by Jonah Lehrer.

So since Elephants never forget, are they all massive emos?

/Emophant

Or is it that the better your memory the more everything pisses you off?

Awesome headline. Very original.
/clap.

Agreed, funny headline, and I tip my hat to subby!

FredaDeStilleto: Seth'n'Spectrum: And for those of you who have a natural inclination to go check, no, the Journal of Psychological Research doesn't seem to exist, or it isn't a big deal.

Here

Argh, got owned. For some reason, took the "Journal of" part too literally.

On page 47.

Mecklenbräuker and Hager et al., dickhead.

/ Genius, subby. Pure genius.

So does this mean that positive reinforcement makes kids stupid?

FTFA: "Whereas positive mood seems to promote creativity, flexibility, cooperation, and reliance on mental shortcuts, negative moods trigger more attentive, careful thinking paying greater attention to the external world," Forgas wrote.

In other words, you can be blissfully ignorant or depressingly observant.

study found that negative thinking improves memory

didn't work too well for my grandma

Wow, I haven't heard of Mecklenbräuker in years.