If your friends make fun of you for Instagramming brunch , you could savour the knowledge that you might be enjoying your repast more than they are . According to a new study published in theJournal of Personality and Social Psychology[PDF ] , people who apply photography to document a pleasurable experience appreciate it more than if they had n’t captured the bit on photographic camera , The Washington Postreports .
psychologist conduct a serial of nine experiment on about 2000 subjects . They had them take a museum head trip , bus tours , a simulated safari , and a meal at Philadelphia ’s Reading Terminal Market , among other action . During each excursion , one-half of the player were told to take photos . The other half took none .
If an experience was fun ( like eating ) , bailiwick who adopt photos report that they had appreciated it more than those who had n’t channeled their internal shutterbugs . For lesson , one experimentation had nearly 200 participant take charabanc tour of Philadelphia . The tour forbade mobile phone phones , but one of them chip in riders digital cameras . People who took photos describe that they had more fun and felt more intermeshed in the hitch than those who didn’t , TIMEreports .
However , snap an unpleasant situation really made the experience even worse . During the safari , participants who assume exposure of a violent engagement between lions and a water buffalo had a worse time take note the conflict than people who ’d only see .
Researchers conclude that picture taking allows you to engage more fully in an experience .
“ You hear that you should n’t take all these photos and interrupt the experience , and it ’s bad for you , and we ’re not inhabit in the present moment,”saidKristin Diehl , the study ’s lead generator and an associate prof of merchandising at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business . or else , taking photograph might help you face at the world through a unexampled lens ( literally and figuratively ) , helping you notice detail you ’d normally overlook , she order . In turn , you sense more invested in your environment .
In other Word of God , go by the eggs — but hold back until we ’ve worst out our smartphones .
[ h / tThe Washington Post ]
