TIL that a 2014 study showed that many human subjects preferred to give themselves a mild electric shock rather than being left alone with their own thoughts User BarnabyWoods, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 23 Jan 2024
just think: The challenges of the disengaged mind. Wilson et al. explored the state of being alone with one's thoughts and found that it appears to be an unpleasant experience. User Culturedecanted, in the Semiotics, Psychology and Culture: An exploration of How, Why and What? subreddit, 18 Sep 2022
A sobering study, shows how much society needs meditation. User SkyGoer, in the Buddhism subreddit, 21 Oct 2015
TIL that many people preferred to administer mild electric shocks to themselves instead of being left alone with their thoughts. User LexandroDArquebus, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 27 Sep 2015
Study finds that people prefer to be physically hurt than spend 6-15 minutes in a room by themselves [Science] User desantoos, in the Peer-review research of the uncommon subreddit, 11 Jul 2014
Just think: The challenges of the disengaged mind User PoliticBot, in the Politics without suppression subreddit, 09 Jul 2014
Just think: The challenges of the disengaged mind User alexeyr, in the Everything Science subreddit, 04 Jul 2014
Just think: The challenges of the disengaged mind User bjonnh, in the Reddit Science subreddit, 03 Jul 2014