Power of Good Intentions

07/07/2017

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"Everyone seems to know that grandma's cookies taste better because they're made with love and that phone calls to the cable company are less frustrating when there's a human being on the other end of the phone. But are these things really true? A University of Maryland psychologist devised a study that put them to the test." So writes Neil Wagner in his article, "The Power of Good Intentions."

Wagner goes on to describe the conclusions of the study:

"The result: Food tastes better, pain hurts less, and pleasure is more pleasant when they come with good intentions behind them. And it doesn't even matter if the intentions actually exist -- it's the perception that they're there that's important.

"Seeing the world and the people in it as benevolent adds to life; seeing them with a jaundiced eye can turn life into a bitter pill."

Source: "The Power of Good Intentions" (The Atlantic, March 17, 2012)

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