[bizi]

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[DiMarie]

Originally Posted by bizi

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Not sure I love the plan a trip but don't take one, I think I would be crushed, lol! Even if its a day trip to Phila, Lancaster, or the outlets I like to get away.

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1. Exercise more – 7 minutes might be enough

I definitely need more exercise! Hard part is trying to find some that is compatible with my spatial, economic and physical requirements. But I definitely could use it!!!

5. Go outside – happiness is maximized at 13.9°C

Well I got a chuckle out of this! Inside, since things have cooled down a bit, it's on the order of 27°C.

Outside, it's around 29°C ROFL!

I'm a little better indoors, it seems. But if I went anywhere, the closest I could get to 13.9°C in this season would be by climbing into the fridge! Hehe! (Would if I could, though! )

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And I agree with Di about the trip: if I went to the trouble of planning one, I'd want to go on it! Definitely!

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[Mari]

Waves,

That puzzled me the first time I read it.


Anyway, here is the study from the list:
http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/...rnalCode=wcas&

Daily information on outside events, as well as the daily physical condition and individual characteristics of the respondents, are used as controls. Subjective happiness is related to temperature: in a quadratic model, happiness is maximized at 13.9°C. The effects of other meteorological variables—humidity, wind speed, precipitation, and sunshine—are not significant. The sensitivity of happiness to temperature also depends on attributes such as sex, age, and academic department.
Happiness is more strongly affected by current temperature than by average temperature over the day. While enjoyment (a positive affect measure) is affected by weather in a similar way to happiness, sadness and depression (negative affect measures) behave somewhat differently.

This study used college students in Japan.

Mari