Doing something is better than doing nothing for most people, study shows

Thursday, July 3, 2014 - 20:01 in Psychology & Sociology

People are focused on the external world and don’t enjoy spending much time alone thinking, according to a new study. The investigation found that most would rather be doing something -- possibly even hurting themselves -- than doing nothing or sitting alone with their thoughts.

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