When it comes to life hacks, the secret to happiness is among the things people seek the most (along with how to get rich), at least according to internet searches. And there is no dearth of advice on how to get happier, from expressing more gratitude to practicing mindfulness and meditation to exercising.
Some of these strategies are so entrenched in the modern consciousness that you'd be excused for thinking there is a lot of scientific evidence behind them. All those people on the internet and running wellness centers cannot be wrong. Or can they?
In a study published July 20 in Nature Human Behavior, happiness researchers at the University of British Columbia report that for the most popular happiness strategies there is at best little solid, scientifically sound evidence—and in some cases, there is none.
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