Having trouble being productive? Looking at photos of cute baby animals really may help. Here's why, writes jengolbeck
We're all in a time where our well-being could use a boost. But from the confines of our homes, we are restricted in where we can seek it out. Fortunately, research shows that looking at pictures of cute things can help. Over the next few weeks, I will be sharing both research and cute things to help you learn more about this, to understand the psychology, and to feel better.
Kawaii is a Japanese word for"cute." In this work,"cuteness" was measured by how much something looked baby-like:"a large head relative to the body size, a high and protruding forehead, large eyes, and so forth." Then, they had to perform tasks that required manual dexterity, similar to playing the game Operation, or that required focus. The researchers found significantly better performance among people who had first viewed cute animals, as compared to those in other groups.
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