Why Don’t We Enjoy the Company of Our Own Thoughts?

If you go to any doctor’s office waiting room, you will probably see almost everyone on their phones. It’s rare these days to see people just thinking when they have nothing to do. One study even found that more people would prefer to give themselves an electric shock than sit with their thoughts. Why don’t we enjoy thinking? University of Florida Psychologist Erin Westgate has been studying how to make thinking a pleasurable experience. (Segment Produced by Cole Cummings)