What Makes Me Happy?
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on Mar. 14, 2010
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One of the key question people ask themselves, “What makes me happy?” now has a way to find an answer, and even comes with some cool charts. Here are mine.
There’s a research study at www.trackyourhappiness.org that helps you answer that, based on a cool methodology. They send you text messages or twitter direct messages, a few times a day. Once you’ve answered 50 times, they give you some cool charts, and help you understand what actually makes you happy. The only catch is that you need to have a fancy Web phone, or be near a computer a lot. I think that won’t be too hard for most of you reading this. 😊
Here are some of my charts:
Happiness by Day
Wednesday really is hump day
Happiness by Location
I need to spend more time watching movies on my bike.
Happiness by Who I’m Talking To
Interestingly, I’m never more than 45% happy when talking to someone else.
Happiness by Amount of Sleep
and
Happiness by Sleep Quality
I’m just as happy on 6 hours of sleep as not, but I often get just 6 hours of sleep. What matters more is the quality of that sleep.
Happiness by Activity
Who knew I’d be made so happy by cleaning and organizing?
Happiness by Being Alone
I’m usually about 60% happy, and it doesn’t matter if I’m alone or not.
Anyway, if you find it interesting, give it a try.
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