The Hello Kitty Effect: Viewing Cute Pictures Can Improve Job Performance

By: on 10.3.12
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The next time your boss catches you browsing LOL Cats, you now have an excuse: you’re improving your job performance. According to a study recently published by Hiroshima University, looking at cute images of puppies and kittens can enhance concentration and promote more careful behavior. Called The Power of Kawaii (“cute” in Japanese), the study compared performance of tasks before and after viewing pictures of puppies and kittens vs. neutral images. The result: puppies and kittens rule. Read the full story at Forbes.

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Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer is Fox 5 New York's On-air Tech Expert (WNYW-TV) and the host of Fox Television's monthly show Shelly Palmer Digital Living. He also hosts United Stations Radio Network's, Shelly Palmer Digital Living Daily, a daily syndicated radio report that features insightful commentary and a unique insiders take on the biggest stories in technology, media, and entertainment. He is Managing Director of Advanced Media Ventures Group, LLC an industry-leading advisory and business development firm and a member of the Executive Committee of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (the organization that bestows the coveted Emmy® Awards).

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