Woman (UK)

If you’re a neversay-die type of person, here’s why

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Do you persevere with mentally taxing hobbies like reading, practising musical instrument­s or doing sudoku with seemingly no reward? Turns out, despite a common assumption in psychology that humans are inherently lazy, we’re not.

German researcher­s have found that if we’ve been rewarded for doing something cognitivel­y challengin­g in the past, we are more likely to take on more difficult tasks in the future – hence why making an effort sometimes feels good!

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