Does screaming out actually decrease our anger levels? Is this true that men are more attracted by unfriendly women than the kind?
A professor of Hertfordshire in the UK, Richard Wiseman, who is famous for his best selling book ‘Quirkology’ has recently released ‘59seconds’. In this book, he brought up questions that may sound like unusual and presented scientifically proven answers to these questions.
Prof. Wiseman’s books are on the assumption that practical psychology which can be used in real life is the ‘real’. His questions and solutions are rather strange, but clever, fascinating, and useful.
Does screaming out loud decrease our stress level? In a study conducted at Minami University, a group of graduate students was asked to write down the event that had made them frustrated and how badly they had felt. On the other hand, another group was asked to think about the positive aspects of the event. The research showed that second group controlled their mind much better than the other. Rather than screaming out loud and throwing things away, accepting that it has matured yourself is far more helpful to decrease our stress level.
Wiseman explained why he has brought up these rather ridiculous questions. These days, more and more people are interested in self-development and want to find out easy solutions necessary in their lives. People always strive to implement what experts, in the self-help industry, said. However, he faults such things are, at best, ineffective, and no more than ‘mental escapism’. People should see into academic psychology to find out the answers. However it takes too much time to do so, and that is where he decided to offer easy and quick techniques empirically supported ‘in a minute’.
Seems interesting, but there aren't many examples here to give me a good idea of what he discusses. Therefore, I don't know if the following criticism actually applies to his book, so take this with a grain of salt.
ReplyDeleteI'm a little weary of anyone touting scientific studies as the final answer to any question. Any have competent scientist knows that most studies only provide evidence and not definitive answers. I can find a study out there in the literature that "proves" (read, suggests) anything I want to support.
With that said, do you think that a book of this sort is valuable? Would you buy it?
Dan
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ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I'd like to give you some more information about this book(actually I haven't read it^^;). This book provides some useful tips that can be adapted in our every day life such as dealing with stress, having good relationships, and how to be successful at an interview.
ReplyDeleteI think this book is not very different from many self-helf books except for the fact that it is based on scientific studies(the author said). It may be a kind of sales hook that attracts people.
I can't say whether this book is valuable or not, but many people will like it for its briefness(in a minute) and interesting materials.
Lastly, my answer to your question is 'no'.
I would not buy this book, however I will probably borrow it from a library.:)
Happy Chuseok!