Thinking about the subtraction of positive events produces an even bigger boost. While one gains a boost in happiness from reflecting on being grateful for, say, wildflowers, one can get an even higher boost in happiness if instructed to also try and imagine a world where wildflowers don’t exist7.
I hypothesize that some fiction has a similar effect, and I wonder if this is true for most people. Does anyone know of studies done on this?
I hypothesize that some fiction has a similar effect, and I wonder if this is true for most people. Does anyone know of studies done on this?