Tuesday, November 4, 2008

the benefits of voting

I guess it's no surprise, given the historical nature of today's presidential election, that all stories seem to point to elections and voting. The New York Times included an interesting article about research on the psychology and psychological benefits of voting.

Check it out here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/health/research/04mind.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

Voting behavior is extremely difficult to predict. But there does seem to be some psychological benefit to making your voice heard.

So if you haven't done so, go vote.

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