July 3rd, 2013
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Researchers at the London School of Economics asked people to keep track of what MOOD they were in, using a smartphone app. Here are the 10 activities that improve your mood the MOST:
1. Having SEX . . . it supposedly improves your mood by 14.2%.
2. Going to a concert, a play, or going dancing improves your mood by 9.3%.
3. Going to a museum: 8.8%.
4. Exercising: 8.1%.
5. Gardening: 7.8%.
6. Singing or doing some other kind of performing: 6.9%.
7. Talking with friends: 6.4%.
8. Being around nature: 6.3%.
9. Walking or hiking: 6.2%.
10. Hunting and fishing: 5.8%.
And here are the EIGHT things that RUIN your mood the most:
1. Being sick reduces your mood by 20.4%.
2. Working or studying makes you 5.4% less happy.
3. Taking care of someone who’s sick: 4.3% less happy.
4. Waiting in line: 3.5%.
5. Doing paperwork: 2.5%.
6. Going to a meeting: 1.5%.
7. Commuting: 1.5%.
8. Doing housework: 0.7%.
