For five years, Jamie worked as a tour guide, mostly in the Middle East and Europe, but also in South Africa. We'll look at relief first, and later in the show, we'll explore the psychology of waiting and what new research reveals about how we can wait well.Shankar Vedantam: Our story about relief comes from Jamie Spurway. We're going to mix up that order on today's show. What will it feel like that day? Will there be a surge of joy, or will it be bittersweet? This week on Hidden Brain, the agony of waiting, and the strange things that happen in our minds when we experience relief.Shankar Vedantam: In books and movies, the experience of relief usually follows a period of waiting. Perhaps you have caught yourself daydreaming about the moment everything returns to normal, when we can go about our lives without masks, sit in a crowded theater without worry, meet friends in our homes without fear. Waiting for it to be safe to enter workplaces, waiting to see if loved ones will survive their stay in a hospital, waiting to see if lost jobs will return. Hundreds of millions of people have spent the last year waiting. Our transcripts are provided by various partners and may contain errors or deviate slightly from the audio. The transcript below may be for an earlier version of this episode. Rankin, Kyla, et al. “ A Better Distraction: Exploring the Benefits of Flow During Uncertain Waiting Periods“, American Psychological Association, pp. Sweeny, Kate, “ Waiting Well: Tips for Navigating Painful Uncertainty“, Social and Personality Psychology Compass 6, pp. “ Kate Sweeny: Waiting Is The Hardest Part” PBS.org, PBS.org, 25 Feb. “ On Near Misses and Completed Tasks.” Psychological Science, vol. “ The Psychological Experience of Awaiting Breast Diagnosis.” Annals of Behavioral Medicine, vol. al., “ Flow in the Time of COVID-19: Findings from China“,, March 26, 2020. This week on Hidden Brain, we look at the psychology of relief and waiting, and how we can make periods of limbo less painful. Waiting to hear about loved ones in the hospital.
Waiting to hear about unemployment aid, or job opportunities. Waiting to see friends and family in far-flung locales.
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For so many people across the globe, these past two years have been full of waiting and uncertainty.
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