<![CDATA[We Knew There Was A Reason We Felt Smarter Today - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[We Knew There Was A Reason We Felt Smarter Today - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:04:49 EDT Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:04:49 EDT http://idolator.com/tunes/proven-by-science/we-knew-there-was-a-reason-we-felt-smarter-today-284981.php <![CDATA[We Knew There Was A Reason We Felt Smarter Today]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/proven-by-science/we-knew-there-was-a-reason-we-felt-smarter-today-284981.php#c2022127 Possibly unrelated: Plot turns in fiction seem to accomplish the same thing, that mental partitioning. Things get stale, easier to process, and suddenly the parameters change and the reader needs to reestablish himself. It feels almost like a chemical release, and it's really fucking satisfying.

Bob Loblaw

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