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SUNDAY, JULY 16, 2017 Isah V. Red, Editor
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Young Life
Bernadette Lunas, Issue Editor isahred@gmail.com.ph
LEISURE BEFORE PRESSURE
8 FUN WEDDING IDEAS WEDDING doesn’t have to be boring and traditional. Here are eight unique and offbeat ideas to do on the day you say “I do.”
Use a witty hashtag Creating a unique wedding hashtag not only lets you see photos taken from your guests’ point of view but also adds your own flavor to the festivities. For a clever and memorable hashtag, make sure to keep things personalized and pun-ny.
By Marjelle Sy
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ROCRASTINATION isn’t bad after all, at least according to a study.
For most of our lives, we’re made to believe that we should do the hard stuff first before we can indulge in the fun stuff. Work comes first and leisure after—often serving as a prize. But what if we watch on Netflix first and deal with that deadline later? In a bid to understand what “leisure first” feels like, Professor Ed O’Brien of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business conducted three different experiments involving working adults and students. In the first experiment, O’Brien and his staff assigned 181 participants to complete two activities: first was the Fixed Labor Task, a strenuous battery of cognitive tests; and the Magic Maker game, a creative and fun iPad game. Half of the participants did the Fixed Labor Task first, while the other half did the Magic Maker game. They were asked to rate their enjoyment before and after playing, and while the “play first” group predicted they would enjoy the fun part less than the “play after,” when they rated it again after playing, “actual enjoyment” ratings were equally high. For the follow up experiment, O’Brien’s group built a makeshift spa complete with a massage chair and a footbath for 259 students of the University of Chicago. The students were free to choose to visit the spa either weeks before or weeks after their midterms. Same with the first experiment, participants were asked to rate their enjoyment before and after visiting. “We found that while students who visited the spa before midterms predicted that the experience would be less enjoyable due to looming midterm exams, they actually enjoyed themselves just as much as those who visited the spa after midterms,” O’Brien said in his article published in the Harvard Business Review. In the final experiment, they invited 332 students to perform two different tasks. One was the Cognitive Marathon, a stressful timed challenge; the other was framed as a prize after finishing the marathon, which consisted only of pure entertainment with complimentary snacks. The research team asked the students to complete the reward task first, leaving them thinking they had to go through the Cognitive Marathon after. But the participants did not go through the marathon, as the main goal of this experiment was to see how they enjoy the reward task despite of having not finished the harder task first. Apparently, participants were not at all bothTurn to E2
Hire an indie band What better way to enjoy your wedding day than to listen to your favorite local band perform live, right? Awesome live music sets the mood you want and is also a great way to get the after-party started.
PLAY FIRST, WORK LATER.
Despite our belief that leisure is best enjoyed after finishing work, a study spearheaded by University of Chicago Booth School of Business professor Ed O'Brien revealed that actual enjoyment from engaging in fun activities first is just the same.
Bring pets Do you have a furry pal? Walk down the aisle with your best friend, dressed in frilly gown or dapper tux. Better yet, and if the venue permits, invite your bridesmaids and groomsmen to bring theirs, too.
Use polaroids for guestbook Instead of asking your guests to sign, have Instax cameras ready which they can use to snap their photos before entering the venue.
JOLLIBEE CHICKENJOY
Grab a bucket as Chickenjoy is all set for world domination
IS THIRD BEST FRIED CHICKEN IN THE US IT LOOKS like Chickenjoy is not only a hit among Filipinos, as American food website Foodbeast ranked Jollibee’s fried chicken the third best in the US. In his article, Constantine Spyrou declared that Jollibee will take over the United States because of its fried chicken. Spyrou noted that the gravy we all loved and grew up with is what makes Chickenjoy stand out. “The unique savory notes of that gravy compliment [the] fried chicken in a way that no other fast food chain on this list can
replicate, and it’s why Jollibee deserves such as high spot on this list,” he said. The homegrown fast food chain comes behind Chick-fil-A and Popeye’s, at second and first spot, respectively. Joining the list are Church Chicken (4), Wingstop (5), Shake Shack (6), Raising Cane’s Scan this icon to (7), Bojangles (8), Zaxby’s view the PDF (9), and KFC (10).
Prepare a hangover kit Help your friends recover from the night’s epic celebration. What’s inside? Advil, band-aids, mouthwash, mints, and bottled water. Turn to E2