One group of subjects did a boring activity first, while the others went straight to the creative task.

一组受试者首先做了一项无聊的任务，而另一组则直接去做创造性的任务。

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There are two roads to get there. One is a straight path which takes you there quickly, but is very plain and boring.

现在有两条路，一条路是径直的，你可以很快到达你爱人的家，但沿途啥风景也没有。

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Will the future shoreline become a boring straight line?

将来的海岸线会否被拉直而变得呆板?。

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Welcome to the world's newest Monaco, a haven for the ultra-rich in what until recently was mocked as one of the most straight-laced, boring cities in the world.

WSJ: Wealth Over the Edge | WSJ.Money Spring 2013