Happiness Facts

Cherophobia is the fear of happiness — sufferers actively avoid joyful experiences because they believe something bad will follow.

Research shows that people are happiest on Saturday evenings, when they can finally relax after a busy week and spend time with friends.

Happiness and stress are contagious; surrounding yourself with happier people will make you happier too.

Acts of kindness make us happier and healthier.

If you fake a laugh long enough, you'll actually start to laugh really hard.

Money can buy happiness, but researchers have found that its emotional well-being benefits max out at a salary of about 75K a year.

The key to happiness is spending your money on experiences rather than possessions, according to studies.

Exercising makes you both more productive and happier for the rest of the day. Thanks to the release of brain chemicals, it improves your brain function and memory, and the positive effect lasts for the entire day.

Karl Pillemer, a professor, performed a study on thousands of elderly people and what advice they had about life. On happiness, there was a consensus: “the elders viewed happiness as a choice, not the result of how life treats you.”