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Research: For a happier life, just shut up and text | Technically Incorrect - CNET News
Jeffrey Hancock of Cornell University has been rather keen on truth and lies in communication for some time. His latest study seems to suggest not only that text communication is much quieter than yakking, but that it's just as emotion-filled.
However, the real human joy encapsulated in his findings is that text communication is simply more honest. The logic of this heartening finding you may find shocking.
You see, when you text, you have a vital couple of seconds to think before you communicate a mendacious ton of bilge.
Yes, just as the best quarterbacks could always use a couple more seconds before they throw the ball (unless they play for the San Francisco 49-ers, where an extra hour doesn't seem to help), we need a couple more seconds to express ourselves in a more honest and sensitive way.
Dr. Hancock even suggests that texting allows us extra time to 'feel the moment', so that our words, albeit written, match both our mood and that of the recipient far more harmoniously.
I didn't think that I would ever use text to communicate. Now I find myself using it all the time.
Some of the reasons I like texting:
- It's great for a quick question and a quick answer
- It keeps train passengers from long and loud phone conversations
- I text "to do"s and reminders to my home email account
- You can send the same message to a bunch of friends at the same time (great when you're meeting up with a bunch of people
- It's great for letting your honey honey know that you're "having a moment"!
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