Excellent, provocative paper. Researchers look at the most-recommended happiness strategies in the media and then assess whether they are supported by the best evidence.
🧵on the study and my thoughts
https://t.co/Jta1fx6aaNnature.com/articles/s4156…
First, IMO this is the most useful type of happiness research: we want to compare what people *think* works vs what *the evidence* says; that way, we learn what we could do better.

Often, happiness research is just about the evidence, but doesn't contrast this with expectations

Much-tweeted paper "Experienced well-being rises with income, even above $75,000 per year". I'm a happiness researcher. I explain why the title should be "Money barely increases happiness (unless you really value money, and even then not by much)" pnas.org/content/118/4/… (1/15) First, context. In 2010, two (now) Nobel Laureates @kahneman_daniel and @DeatonAngus publish "High income improves evaluation of life but not emotional well-being" using survey of 450,000 Americans. pnas.org/content/107/38…

(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