From Rapid Thinking to Being Manic
U.S. psychologists say people made to think quickly report feeling happier and more energetic, creative and self-assured.
In other words, such people reported a whole set of experiences associated with being manic, said Princeton University psychologist Emily Pronin, co-author of the study.
Fast thinking, or racing thoughts, is most commonly known as a symptom of the clinical psychiatric disorder of mania.
But Pronin says most healthy people have experienced racing thoughts at some point in time, such as while excited about a new idea or while brainstorming with a group of people.
The researchers found people felt happier and more energetic, creative, powerful and grandiose when made to read a statement at a fast, rather than slow. More here.