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November 19, 2010

Strange But True!

Q. Can you imagine how most of us spend most of our leisure time?

A. No, it's not eating, drinking alcohol, taking drugs, socializing with family or friends, or participating in sports, says psychologist Paul Bloom in “How Pleasure Works.” Rather, we retreat to the imagination, to worlds created by others — as with books, movies, video games, and TV (over four hours per day on average) — or to worlds we ourselves create in daydreams and fantasies. Two-year-olds pretend to be lions, graduate students stay up all night playing video games, young parents hide from their offspring to read novels, and millions tune into reality-TV shows.


 
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