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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 11:50 AM Original message |
Positive Mood Allows Human Brain to Think More Creatively |
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xiamiam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
1. i need to get off du if i want to have a positive thought today..just too depressing ..nt |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 11:59 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. That does seem to be the case much of the time. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
3. Who knew this was controversial enough to get an unrec? |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 01:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
23. I'll rec. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 01:22 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Thanks! |
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Drale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
4. Goth Kids would probably disagree |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
5. explain the blues |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 12:41 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Here's a refresher: |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 12:46 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. but the depressed state is what led to the creation |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 12:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Exactly...which is the point of my "suffering genius" post below. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 12:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. It's not that simple. |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
6. Now You Know Why Jazz Musicians Smoke Pot |
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demodonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
7. Absolutely! |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
10. Kind of counterintuitive considering all the "suffering genius" stories that have been |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 12:52 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Anecdotes are nice. |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 12:58 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. yet you don't buy the video at work part of the study |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 01:01 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Amazing, isn't it? |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 01:14 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. there is no anecdote... |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 01:21 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. It's an anecdote he added while discussing the study. |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 01:27 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. An anecdote is an amusing story about something that actually happened... |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 01:31 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. What he offered was an anecdote of extrapolation from something that actually happens. |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 01:33 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. we can't even agree on the definition of anecdote |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 02:07 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. If you say so... |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 12:58 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. But history is filled with actual stories of geniuses...Mozart, Beethoven, |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 01:03 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. That's some people's version of conventional wisdom. |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
13. Low points in my life emotionally are when I was most creative (and successful) musically. |
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xiamiam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 01:05 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. I quit singing for many years..was so depressed a few years ago over my financial life |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 01:42 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. Best therapy in the world. |
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xiamiam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 04:18 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. lol..nt |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
19. Neil Young was not very happy when he wrote Ohio |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
31. I dunno, I get pretty creative when I'm depressed. |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
32. My husband's company does the opposite |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 07:34 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. I suspect a lot of companies do the same these days. |
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