Happy Birthday! 8)
Hope you had a great day! Apparently, this is a great time of year to celebrate a birthday!
A psychologist in Wales has determined that today—Friday June 23—is the happiest day of the year.
Cliff Arnall, a psychologist specializing in seasonal disorders, created a formula for finding happiness and his research indicated that today is the happiest day for a variety of reasons.
Among the factors taken into account include the arrival of summer and its longer days and more sunlight.
Other reasons to feel happy today include outdoor activities, rising energy levels, picnics and trips with loved ones.
Also considered are memories of childhood ice creams bought from ice cream trucks.
In case you were wondering about the _link_ to ice cream, the research for this study was commissioned by Wall's Ice Cream in the U.K., so you know that marketing is also at play here. Source:
The Toronto Star
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