Do you have:
📌£33,000 salary
📌Five good friends
📌Two children
If you answered yes... you have cracked what scientist believe is the formula of happiness
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📌£33,000 salary
📌Five good friends
📌Two children
If you answered yes... you have cracked what scientist believe is the formula of happiness
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⁉️What is the secret to happiness?
It is a question that has plagued philosophers since the dawn of time.
Acording to a neuroscientists at University College London, the answer could lie in the equation:
➡️(t)=w0 +w1∑j=1tγt −jCRj +w2∑j=1tγt −jEVj +w3∑j=1tγt −jRPEj
It is a question that has plagued philosophers since the dawn of time.
Acording to a neuroscientists at University College London, the answer could lie in the equation:
➡️(t)=w0 +w1∑j=1tγt −jCRj +w2∑j=1tγt −jEVj +w3∑j=1tγt −jRPEj
⚖️It roughly translates to mean that to be happy we should lower our expectations – but not so low for so long that it makes us unhappy.
Research found happiness depends not on how well they were doing,
🙌But on whether they were doing better than they expected
Research found happiness depends not on how well they were doing,
🙌But on whether they were doing better than they expected
In practice this means:
🔺Having high expectations about a situation can be a problem.
🔻To intensify happiness, you may need to play down the anticipation
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🔺Having high expectations about a situation can be a problem.
🔻To intensify happiness, you may need to play down the anticipation
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💷The ideal salary
Money can’t buy happiness, but it can certainly help.
Researchers found British people need a salary of £33,864 to be happy.
🌍Outside Britain, the picture is different; the top 10 happiest countries in the world have an average salary of £64,057.28
Money can’t buy happiness, but it can certainly help.
Researchers found British people need a salary of £33,864 to be happy.
🌍Outside Britain, the picture is different; the top 10 happiest countries in the world have an average salary of £64,057.28
🕓Working hours
Debate has long raged over what the ideal working week looked like.
🗓️Researchers from Cambridge University found that the happiest people are part time employees who work one to two days a week
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Debate has long raged over what the ideal working week looked like.
🗓️Researchers from Cambridge University found that the happiest people are part time employees who work one to two days a week
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🤝Five good friends
An 80-year study by Harvard found that close friends are key to happiness.
⏫Oxford University say the maximum number of friends humans can deal with is 150.
Of those:
100 are tenuous
35 less close
10 are most important
and 5 are our ‘support clique’
An 80-year study by Harvard found that close friends are key to happiness.
⏫Oxford University say the maximum number of friends humans can deal with is 150.
Of those:
100 are tenuous
35 less close
10 are most important
and 5 are our ‘support clique’
👶The right number of children
Anyone who has children will know that stress and happiness go hand in hand.
One study found that 2 children was the ideal number, and having more didn’t bring more joy
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Anyone who has children will know that stress and happiness go hand in hand.
One study found that 2 children was the ideal number, and having more didn’t bring more joy
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🧬'Happy genes'
A study found that people who have a gene known as 5-HTTLPR reported higher life satisfaction than those without it.
💍A Yale study found that a genetic variation known as the GG genotype made people happier in marriages
A study found that people who have a gene known as 5-HTTLPR reported higher life satisfaction than those without it.
💍A Yale study found that a genetic variation known as the GG genotype made people happier in marriages
🛍️Experiences over possessions
Psychologists found that experiences actually make people happier than their belongings.
📚That’s not to say we should stop buying things forever. Purchases, such as books and bicycles – were as effective at providing happiness as experiences
Psychologists found that experiences actually make people happier than their belongings.
📚That’s not to say we should stop buying things forever. Purchases, such as books and bicycles – were as effective at providing happiness as experiences
⏳The researchers also found that happiness is fleeting.
“Time-limited joy is an adaptation that helps your brain adjust to your circumstances so you are ready to make your next move,” says researcher Robb Rutledge, from UCL
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“Time-limited joy is an adaptation that helps your brain adjust to your circumstances so you are ready to make your next move,” says researcher Robb Rutledge, from UCL
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