Its been a while since I last blogged. My aim was to blog twice a week and thats slipping. I need to make time for this, I pledge to do more to make sure I blog twice a week. My happiness is paramount.
Thanks to all the people forwarding articles, quotes and links my way on happiness, keep them coming. Its inspirational to read what people say about happiness, however it can become overwhelming. What struck me is that everyone has something to say on happiness, and there is even advice on the NHS on how to be happier. Not quite sure if you were depressed whether you would want to read that... I found it patronising at best.
However, I did come across a very interesting study by the University of Sussex and London School of Economics that I thought I could resonate with. In this study, 22,000 people were given an app to download on their phones called mappiness. Not only do I love the name... the users then had to input their happiness levels and the GPS on the phone would locate where they were when they registered they were happy. Users were happiest when they were outdoors, most popular destinations were costal areas, national parks, mountainous regions, farms and woodlands.I found that really interesting, and if I am honest with myself, I do find myself heading outdoors when I am agitated. Another study I found by Osaka University was about the kind of weather makes us happy. It turns out its not warm sunshine that gets those smiles on our faces, but a temperature of 13.9 degrees centigrade. Sunshine, rain, wind, humidity all had insignifcant effects on happiness, but the temperature did, and 13.9 is that magic number.
So its 20 minutes a day of being outdoors that makes us happy, and check for forecast because at exactly 13.9 degrees - its going to be a great day!!
Thanks to all the people forwarding articles, quotes and links my way on happiness, keep them coming. Its inspirational to read what people say about happiness, however it can become overwhelming. What struck me is that everyone has something to say on happiness, and there is even advice on the NHS on how to be happier. Not quite sure if you were depressed whether you would want to read that... I found it patronising at best.
However, I did come across a very interesting study by the University of Sussex and London School of Economics that I thought I could resonate with. In this study, 22,000 people were given an app to download on their phones called mappiness. Not only do I love the name... the users then had to input their happiness levels and the GPS on the phone would locate where they were when they registered they were happy. Users were happiest when they were outdoors, most popular destinations were costal areas, national parks, mountainous regions, farms and woodlands.I found that really interesting, and if I am honest with myself, I do find myself heading outdoors when I am agitated. Another study I found by Osaka University was about the kind of weather makes us happy. It turns out its not warm sunshine that gets those smiles on our faces, but a temperature of 13.9 degrees centigrade. Sunshine, rain, wind, humidity all had insignifcant effects on happiness, but the temperature did, and 13.9 is that magic number.
So its 20 minutes a day of being outdoors that makes us happy, and check for forecast because at exactly 13.9 degrees - its going to be a great day!!
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