A Hedge for Emotions

A very clever post from The Economist blog:

Whether you are laying in champagne or valium in anticipation of tomorrow's results, you can make yourself better off by betting against the outcome you desire. Go to Tradesports (or the officemate you like to argue politics with) and lay a wager against your party. If they lose, your sorrow will be mitigated by the burst of dopamine which accompanies a sudden realisation that you are now several hundred quid to the better.
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This is a particularly good tactic for foreigners who care about tomorrow's outcome. You can't affect the results, but you can ensure that it makes you less miserable