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"  We were pumped when scientists broke down why we love watching reruns so much. But now research has determined that catching a Friends marathon or old Real Housewives episode is actually good for us. Heck yeah! According to a new study from the University of Buffalo, watching reruns helps us resist temptation and boosts our self-control.  In the study, some participants were asked to write a short essay describing a recent trip they took. Others were asked to do the same thing, but weren&amp;#039;t allowed to use the letters &amp;quot;a&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;i,&amp;quot; which meant they had to use more self-control while they were writing. Afterwards, everyone was asked to write an essay about a favorite TV show or to list the items in their apartment. Finally (does this study sound exhausting or what?), everyone took a test where they were given a few words and asked to come up with another one that categorized them all. This also required self-control. Scientists discovered that the people who weren&amp;#039;t allowed to use &amp;quot;a&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;i&amp;quot; in their essays, wrote more about the TV show than people who had the easier assignment. Why? Researchers theorized that writing about something they liked felt like a treat after doing such hard work.  It also recharged their batteries for the next self-control test, which they completed better than people who had to list the items in their apartment\u2014and they reported being less pissed off at the end. Previous research has found that we have a limit for how much self-control we can exert. So next time you feel yours running low (you&amp;#039;ve been working hard at the gym, passed up the cupcakes in the office kitchen and the cookies at the coffee shop, etc), treat yourself to a rerun. It&amp;#039;ll help you store up self-control for next time. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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