Psychologists discovered “the Tetris Effect” after studying people who played the video game Tetris almost nonstop.

心理学家在研究了玩“俄罗斯方块”游戏的人们后发现了从不停止的“俄罗斯方块效应”。

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Now the term refers to any activity that begins to shadow a person's thoughts, and Achor believes a negative Tetris Effect is experienced by most workers.

现在这个术语指的是任何开始带给人们思想阴影的东西。阿克尔相信，消极的“俄罗斯方块效应”正是大多数工作者们所经历过的。

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Others have written about how the game can be habit-forming and change how we think about the world around us — a notion that's now referred to as the "Tetris effect."

其他人也记录过这个游戏怎样使人上瘾，并改变人们对周围世界的看法——现在被称为“俄罗斯方块效应”。

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However, he suggests that workers can create happiness by using the Tetris Effect to their advantage.

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