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Playing Tetris Is Good For You

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the wow-still-causes-cancer dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Some UK researchers found out that playing Tetris is actually good for people with post-traumatic stress disorder, by interfering with memory. I wonder if playing Minesweeper is effective against boss-inflicted stress."

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  1. It does reduce stress by bigsexyjoe · · Score: 2, Insightful

    From what I've seen people do primarily play Tetris to decompress and reduce stress. No won says Tetris is super fun or exciting. It's just something to absorb your attention after a hard day. I don't know if the effect it has on traumatic stress is an extension of that, but I tend to think it is.

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  2. Re:Breakdown of causation by Eil · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I don't know where the poster works, but in most workplaces, boss-inflicted stress is caused by playing Minesweeper on the job.

    If you really and truly believe that, then you haven't worked for enough bosses.

  3. Re:So is a big dick up your ass by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Maybe you didn't notice, but his name is a keyboard cipher of "Troll".