We knew this:
by Whitson Gordon
A recent study found that cheating and creativity have a lot in common: in fact, cheating may actually increase your creativity.P
The study, published in Psychological Science, performed five different experiments in which participants performed various tasks, with an opportunity to over-report their performance. Those who cheated performed more creatively on subsequent tasks, even when accounting for individual differences in creativity.
I grew up being both a LIAR & a CHEAT. Never took a test that I didn’t have the answers written on the inside of my hand and arms, and any place else I could hide them. Ask me a question and I answered with a lie. Every store I walked into was game! Invited to sleep over a friend’s house, I walked out in the morning with bulging pockets and having gained weight. And what do I do now? I’m a writer. What then? gs
Well, what happens now that you’ve told us this is that you just wait. Till one of your old friends who’s read it decides to pay you a little visit….