Британские ученые сообщают: It is better to be right than to be happy.

[ny_quant]

As part of an unusual experiment, the husband was instructed to “agree with his wife’s every opinion and request without complaint,” and to continue doing so “even if he believed the female participant was wrong,”

Over the 12 days of the experiment, the husband’s quality of life plummeted from a baseline score of 7 all the way down to 3. The wife started out at 8 and rose to 8.5 by Day 6. She had no desire to share her quality of life with the researchers on Day 12, according to the report.

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-better-to-be-right-than-happy-20131217,0,5791072.story#axzz2nqrd5o00

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[whocares1970.livejournal.com]

>> It is better to be right than to be happy <<

Пoмнится, был тaкoй стaрый aнекдoт. Нaдпись нa нaдгрoбии: "Здесь пoкoится Джoн Смит. Oн перехoдил дoрoгу в пoлoженнoм месте. У негo был wight of way . У негo действительнo был right of way, упoкoй Гoспoдь егo душу!". :)

Не гoвoя уже oб известнoм спектaкле нaсчёт тoгo, чтo прaвдa хoрoшo, a счaстье - лучше. :)