(1/n) A thorough and thoughtful new report from @Happi_Research on #wellbeing in age of #covid and what we might do to look after our own #happiness. My main takeaways follow:
https://twitter.com/Happi_Research/status/1326080857610792963
1) people worry more as case rates go up
2) big impacts on loneliness, particularly for single and unemployed.
3) oddly(?), among singles, living with >3 people was worse than living alone
4) meditation, speaking to friends and family, and getting outside helped w/ loneliness
2) big impacts on loneliness, particularly for single and unemployed.
3) oddly(?), among singles, living with >3 people was worse than living alone
4) meditation, speaking to friends and family, and getting outside helped w/ loneliness
5) people worried more at the start of the outbreak, and those who read more news worried more. Read less news!
6) biggest mood impacts were on anxiety (rather than e.g. sadness or boredom)
6) biggest mood impacts were on anxiety (rather than e.g. sadness or boredom)
This gets its own tweet:
7) The mortality risk of social isolation is estimated to be roughly equivalent to *smoking fifteen cigarettes per day*.
(N.B. not from COVID specific research)
7) The mortality risk of social isolation is estimated to be roughly equivalent to *smoking fifteen cigarettes per day*.
(N.B. not from COVID specific research)
8) if you had 1 person to speak to, 50% chance of being lonely, down to 18% if you had 5. 
9) consuming online news media was to increase fears compared to e.g. tv, radio, print. Extra print media consumption had the smallest impact
10) This figure shows which activities helped vs how much people did them. Indicates more people should try meditation and DIY - those stood out as things that worked but not many did
11) Report closes with a list of six suggestions:
-get outside
-engage in arts, crafts, and DIY (i.e. do a hobby, ideally where you see the results)
-meditate
-help others
-talk to others
-exercise
-get outside
-engage in arts, crafts, and DIY (i.e. do a hobby, ideally where you see the results)
-meditate
-help others
-talk to others
-exercise
12) Recommendation list is fairly unsurprising but, as Samuel Johnson said "People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed"
13) The report shows how #subjectivewellbeing and #happiness research can be informative and help us live happier lives.
13) The report shows how #subjectivewellbeing and #happiness research can be informative and help us live happier lives.
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