An adventurous life is a happier life
Summary
- A study was done in 2020 to see if there was a relation between adventure and happiness.
Details
- 130 participants were tracked by GPS as well as texts to see how they were feeling at the time. THose who went to more random places felt happier, more excited and more relaxed
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In one 2020 experiment from New York University and the
University of Miami, scientists attempted to quantify the effects of approaching the world with a sense of adventure. They enlisted over 130 participants and got their consent to track their location using the GPS in their phones. Over the next several months, the researchers sent the participants text messages asking them about their emotions: how happy, excited or relaxed did they feel? The results were eye-opening. As the GPS data and responses to the text messages rolled in, it became clear that those who had more adventurous experiences – those who took themselves off to a wider and more random assortment of places, whether taking a new route to work or trying a different coffee shop rather than sticking to their regular one – felt happier, more excited and more relaxed. Their conclusion: an adventurous life holds the key to unlocking positive emotions
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