Chasing career success, dodging negative emotions, and living in a city all make the list
, those based in areas with lots of road noise were 25% more likely to report depression symptoms than people living in quiet neighborhoods. Research has linked simply being in the presence of high-rise buildingsOne reason why cities have these impacts is that our brains are only wired to live in social groups of about, says Colin Ellard, a neuroscientist at Canada’s University of Waterloo, who studies how natural and built places affect emotion and physiology.
can help, Ellard says, as can trading a bus commute for a walk or bike ride. And investing in black-out curtains and a white-noise machine can help improve sleep quality in loud, bright neighborhoods.Researchers have long known that having enough discretionary time is crucial for wellbeing—but it turns out that having too much free time may be almost as bad as having too little., wellbeing increases in correlation with free time, but only to a certain extent.
“If you do happen to have lots of time, just think consciously about how you’re spending it,” Sharif says. “Think about how to use that time in a way that makes you feel like you have meaning, or purpose, or like you’re productive.”From the time we’re little kids, many of us are taught that if we work hard, we’ll land the perfect, high-paying job, get a flashy promotion , and live happily ever after. It’s the American Dream.
Almost as soon as we achieve one goal, we often become fixated on the next, ending up trapped in an endless cycle of not appreciating what we have. Plus, success frequently translates to more stress and less time for things we care about, like our families. In one, professors who had either received or been denied tenure were asked to rate their happiness, and both groups had similar scores.
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