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Is watching TV good for you? (source theloop.com) According to a recent study research has shown that watching high quality TV dramas can increase emotional intelligence thus making us more empathetic people. In order to test their theory the study’s psychologists divided participents into two groups, one group watched high quality dramas and the other group watched non fiction TV shows. The conductors of the experiment then proved that viewers of the high quality dramas were able to guess emotions better. A follow up survey also showed that viewers of a high quality drama guessed emotions better then those who did not watch TV at all, So will watching TV help you understand your spouse better? The reasons for this being the case as the conductors of the study explained is as follows “The fictional situations in the dramas we watch force us to become more empathetic, since we have to ponder about the characters problems from multiple perspectives. we also have to mentally fill in the gaps of their inner lives and emotions because their not explicitly presented to us.” some benefits of increased emotional intelligence is more understanding towards family members or towards perhaps a having a better understanding of a complicated relationship between people that you know. Now while obviously sitting home and watching TV all day is not exactly good for you this study has proven that their are some positive side effect of watching good shows. So in conclusion the conductors of this study and I are not telling you to become a couch potato, we are however stating that TV is not entirely a waste of time thanks to some great actors and directors in can be quite educational if you the viewer pick the right show but don’t get to carried away with your show and forget about your college homework.