The scientist said what they are learning is incredible. Things like, people tend to be most happy when they are in a car and not thinking about much in particular.
It's something you don't think about often. What makes me truly happy? Sure, you know things like eating ice cream will make you temporarily happy, but when, during your everyday life, are you happiest?
I decided to sign up to get text alerts and add to the project. I've done it twice now, 6 months apart. My second go around just finished. This is particularly interesting to me because of the completely different life-place I'm in compared to where I was around the holidays last year during my first time doing the survey.
There were a lot of "no-duh" pieces of information.
- I'm happiest on Fridays, least happy on Tuesdays. (The day I have to take phone calls.)
- I'm most happy when I'm doing things I want to do, but also have to do. Which I think translates to, "I enjoy doing certain things (cooking) for other people when I sign up to do it. (family event, dinner party)
- Right now, I'm slightly more happy when I'm inside. When I did it the first time, back in January, I was slightly more happy when I was outside.
- I tend to be happiest when I get around 7 hours of sleep. When I get more than 8, I'm less happy.
- I am happiest when I'm brewing, at a brewery, at a buddy's house, listening to music, or watching a movie.
- I'm least happiest when I'm at a hospital, relaxing (that's a huge surprise), working, listening to the news, at Target, or praying/worshiping/meditating.
I think what I get out of this is, when I'm left with my thoughts, I'm the least happy. Which I don't know what that says about my mental well being.
It makes sense though, my three least favorite chores to do are yard work, grocery shopping, and doing dishes. All things that are relatively mindless, yet it's not easy to listen to podcasts or occupy myself in other ways.
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