Increase Your Ability To Show Kindness By Watching Your Favorite Fictional TV Show

by N/A, 10 years ago | 2 min read

Recently, aÂ study in the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the ArtsÂ concluded that that those who watch award-winning TV dramas are more empathetic than those who do not. What exactly does that mean? We'll tell you, but first you should know, this is now you excuse to binge watch until the end of time.

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The study first started by separating participants into two groups: those who would watch fictional drama such as "The West Wing" or "Mad Men"

vs. Those who would watch Nonfiction shows like â€œHow the Universe Worksâ€ or â€œShark Week.â€

What they found was that those who watched fictional dramas scored higher on an emotional testâ€“given afterwardsâ€“than those who had been watching nonfiction television.

That's cause for celebration! But, just to be sure, they did it again.

This time they used fictional drama shows like "The Good Wife" and "Lost."

Vs. nonfiction shows like "Nova" and "Through The Wormhole."

What did they find? The results were the same. Yes, two times over it was proven that people who watch award winning fictional television were overall kinder humans.Â

So, how does that make you feel? Mind blownâ€¦

It's pretty rad. But, there's something you need to do with this information: use it to your advantage.

If somebody says they want to watch some trashy reality TV or a documentary look at them like thisâ€¦

And remind them that science says you should be watching award winning fictional TV instead. Get to binging folksâ€“it means you'll have higher emotional intelligence in the end.