Contrary to what many of us might think, the happiest day of the week It is not related to the weekend. The working day of most people It runs from Monday to Friday, while Saturday and Sunday are reserved for rest and leisure, so we could assume that these days are the ones that generate the greatest happiness.
However, a recent study of the University College London has revealed that the day on which we are happiest is, precisely, a weekday.
Not even on Friday, who could seem like a strong candidate for being the transition between routine and free time, takes the place of honor. The research, published by The Guardianconcludes that the happiest day of the week is Tuesday.
Why Tuesday?
According to the study, our “happiness and satisfaction with life It remains more stable from Monday to Friday than during the weekend, and reaches its highest point on Tuesdays.
The investigation. Started in 2020, it analyzed 50,000 adults for a period of two years. For this, the participants responded to questions like:
- “How happy have you felt this week?”
- “How satisfied are you with your life?”
- “To what extent do you feel that the things you do in your life are worth it?”
In total, more than one million responses were collected, taking into account factors such as age, health conditions and the employment situation of the respondents.
Mental health worsens over time
The study also analyzed what is the moment of the happiest day. The researchers concluded that, in general, “everything seems better in the morning,” as people start the day in a better mood.
In the morning, we usually see life with more optimism and energywhile at night spirits tend to decline.
He doctor Feifei Bu, from the Department of Behavioral and Health Sciences at University College London, explains that their conclusions indicate that “in general terms, mental health and well-being of people tend to be better in the morning and deteriorate as the day progresses.”
What is the best season of the year?
As for the season of the year in which we feel happiest, the results have not been surprising: summer is the time in which mental health marked improvement in all respondents.
However, the study did not find significant differences between the hours of the day within each season.
Via University College London/RAC1
