The Daily Stat: To Improve Your Math-Test Score, Write About Your Emotions First

Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. HOME   |   BLOGS   |   THE MAGAZINE   |   BOOKS   |   AUTHORS   |   STORE RSS   |   Mobile MARCH 5, 2013 To Improve Your Math-Test Score, Write About Your Emotions First Female research participants who were instructed to write about their current emotions for five minutes subsequently got an average of 15% more math problems right than other women, say Kathleen C. Burns of the University of Wisconsin and Stacy L. Friedman of the University of Massachusetts. The finding is in accord with past research showing that emotional expression has broad positive effects. It's unclear whether simply talking about feelings—as opposed to writing about them—before taking a test could also improve performance, the researchers say. Source: The benefits of emotional expression for math performance Share Today's Stat: FEATURED PRODUCT Sidetracked: Why Our Decisions Get Derailed, and How We Can Stick to the Plan EBook Now Available Keep getting in your own way? Learn what stops you from reaching your goals and how to change this disruptive behavior. Psychologist and Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino helps you better understand the nuances of your decisions and how they get derailed – so you have more control over keeping them on track. ADVERTISEMENT Follow the Stat: BEST SELLERS HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials HBR's 10 Must Reads Boxed Set HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations HBR Guide to Better Business Writing HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done PREVIOUS STATS Worker Engagement in China Lags Global Average A Simple Trick for Tripling People's Charitable Donations Many Airport Wheelchair Requesters Are Just Sick of Standing in Line Your Acquaintances Would More Than Fill Two Boeing 787s Gender Imbalance in China Boosts GDP Growth Why CEO Effectiveness Starts to Decline After Just a Few Years Slow Internet Speeds in China Hamper Business Your Openness May Bode Well for Your Long-Term Job Prospects Even Government Workers Will Eventually Lose Their Pensions Big Food Companies Are Training You to Like Less Salt Introducing Mobile ManageMentor Powered by the proven content of Harvard ManageMentor™ iTunes >> Android >> UNSUBSCRIBE   |   UPDATE YOUR PROFILE   |   MORE EMAIL NEWSLETTERS   |   PRIVACY POLICY Was this email forwarded to you? If so, sign up to start receiving your own copy. ABOUT THIS MAILING LIST You have received this message because you subscribed to the "The Daily Stat" email newsletter from Harvard Business Review. If at any point you wish to remove yourself from this list, change your email address, or sign up for other email newsletters and alerts, please visit the Harvard Business Review Email Newsletter Preference Center. OPT OUT If you do not wish to receive any email messages from Harvard Business Review, click here. ADVERTISE WITH HBR This enewsletter is read by thousands of decision makers every day. Learn more about connecting your brand with this audience. Copyright © 2013 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 800-545-7685 (+1-617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)