Forgas

Joe Forgas, a social psychologist at the University of New South Wales in Australia, has repeatedly demonstrated in experiments that negative moods lead to better decisions in complex situations.

The Evolutionary Reason For Depression | Lifehacker Australia 2010

The reason, Forgas suggests, is rooted in the intertwined nature of mood and cognition: sadness promotes “information-processing strategies best suited to dealing with more-demanding situations.”

The Evolutionary Reason For Depression | Lifehacker Australia 2010

While cheerfulness fosters creativity, gloominess breeds attentiveness and careful thinking, Professor Joe Forgas told Australian Science Magazine.

Being Grumpy is Good For You 2009

But in a Financial Times article written by Stephen Pincock, Forgas was careful to note “that any benefits that he has found apply only to the passing mood or emotion of sadness, rather than the devastating illness that is severe, clinical depression.”

Jonah Lehrer: A Malcolm Gladwell for the Mind : Edward Champion’s Reluctant Habits 2010

Other psychologists like Forgas believe that there is an interaction between the head and the heart, and that depending on the context and the stakes, feelings can infuse moral judgments to a greater or lesser extent.

BARGAINING WITH THE DEVIL ROBERT MNOOKIN 2010

Other psychologists like Forgas believe that there is an interaction between the head and the heart, and that depending on the context and the stakes, feelings can infuse moral judgments to a greater or lesser extent.

BARGAINING WITH THE DEVIL ROBERT MNOOKIN 2010

Other psychologists like Forgas believe that there is an interaction between the head and the heart, and that depending on the context and the stakes, feelings can infuse moral judgments to a greater or lesser extent.

BARGAINING WITH THE DEVIL ROBERT MNOOKIN 2010

I never claim, nor use language to insinuate, that Forgas was testing depression, nor do I claim that sadness and depression are the same thing.

Jonah Lehrer: A Malcolm Gladwell for the Mind : Edward Champion’s Reluctant Habits 2010

The reason, Forgas suggests, is rooted in the intertwined nature of mood and cognition: sadness promotes “information-processing strategies best suited to dealing with more-demanding situations.”

The Evolutionary Reason For Depression | Lifehacker Australia 2010

Joe Forgas, a social psychologist at the University of New South Wales in Australia, has repeatedly demonstrated in experiments that negative moods lead to better decisions in complex situations.

The Evolutionary Reason For Depression | Lifehacker Australia 2010