Interesting Fact – Happiness
According to research funded by Butterkist popcorn, the average British adult feels a true ‘wave of happiness’ eight times a week. (The main source of happiness was cuddling with a partner on the sofa. Awww. How sweet. Unsurprisingly only 16% of respondents said that work made them happy.)Source
Interesting Place – Norway
Norway has been named the world’s happiest country, according to the World Happiness Report 2017. (Norway moved up 4 places, and knocked Denmark off the top spot into second place, by ranking highly on the main factors found to contribute to happiness: “caring, freedom, generosity, honesty, health, income and good governance”. Iceland and Switzerland rounded […]
Today
20th March International Day of Happiness
The Genius that is Karl Pilkington – Part 2
On his grievances: “What annoys me is how much land is being taken up by dead people.” On travelling: “You can be into travelling, but the world’s only so big, innit? So eventually you’re gonna run out of places to visit. Whereas biscuits… there’s loads of them.” On prayer: “That’s what praying is, really. A posh moan.” […]
Interesting Fact – Happiness
According to a survey run by Age Partnership, to find out what key lifestyle changes can best improve your mood, women are made happier by getting a dog or cat, while men’s positivity is boosted by joining a club or buying a new car. (For Brits over 55 a pub lunch was viewed as an […]