HAPPINESS STUDYWhich happiness study have you read lately? There are a myriad of them out there. See the results of my happiness study MONEY CAN'T BUY HAPPINESSWe all know money can't buy happiness, don't we?A study by University of British Colombia and Harvard Business School went one step further in proving this theory when the scientists gave participants either a $5 note or a $20 note and asked them to spend it by 5.00 pm that day. Half the volunteers were instructed to spend the cash on themselves, with the other half spending it on someone else. At the end of the day the participants who spent the money on others reported feeling significantly happier than those who spent the money on themselves. Emory University scientists found in their happiness study that lottery winners don't derive nearly as much pleasure from their money as those who earn it by working. The University of Colorado conducted a national survey of more than 12,000 Americans which concluded that more happiness and satisfaction was gained when participants spent their money on life experiences, rather than material possessions. Hellooooo? Rather than waste their time and money on these grand surveys, all these unis had to do was visit www.happylifementoring.com/happiness-from-within.html to reach the same conclusions! BE NICE TO OTHERSResearchers at the University of California found that doing good deeds for others dramatically lifted the spirits of participants, with the regularity of said good deeds relevant to their level of happiness. Those participants who performed five random good deeds per day were significantly happier than those performing five good deeds over the course of a week.BE GRATEFULThe same researchers asked some participants to write down five things for which they were grateful per week. These participants also reported significantly higher levels of happiness than those who did not participate in this exercise.HAPPINESS IS CONTAGIOUSIn a recent study conducted over twenty years by Harvard Medical School and the University of California, involving 4,700 people, researchers found happiness to be contagious. When one person in a social network becomes happy, the chances of a friend, sibling, spouse or next door neighbour becoming happy increases 15%. Happiness was even shown to continue to spread through three degrees of separation.HAPPINESS IS HEALTHYHappy people are not only healthier, they can also expect to live a further 7 - 10 years than their gloomy friends, so says a study published in The Journal of Happiness Studies (although they may not have used the word gloomy). At London's University College, scientists found that blood levels of the stress hormone cortisol were approximately a third lower in happy people, than in their fellow gloomsters. A number of serious conditions including obesity, high blood pressure, type2 diabetes and heart disease have been linked to chronically elevated cortisol levels. Get happy and healthy!See this blog post detailing the correlation between health and happiness, which further happiness studies reveal:
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