Christian Kroll (Jacobs University, Germany) and Sebastian Pokutta (Georgia Tech, USA) analysed a swag of surveys, and while allowing that certain activities appeal only because of their rarity, they found that a day organised for maximum happiness would include the following:
- 106 minutes of intimate relations
- 82 minutes of socializing
- 78 minutes of relaxing
- 75 minutes of eating
- 73 minutes of praying or meditating
- 68 minutes of exercising
- 57 minutes of phone conversations
- 56 minutes of shopping
- 55 minutes of watching TV
- 50 minutes of preparing food
- 48 minutes of computer use
- 47 minutes of housework
- 46 minutes of napping
- 46 minutes of child-care
- 36 minutes of work
- 33 minutes of commuting.
- Totalling 16 hours (presumably we spend the other 8 hours sleeping)
References:
- Kroll, Christian & Pokutta, Sebastian (2013). Just a perfect day? Developing a happiness optimised day schedule. Journal of Economic Psychology, February 2013, Volume 34 (pp. 210-217).
- Harvard (1 April 2013). The Daily Stat: For Greater Happiness, Spend Less Time Working and Commuting. USA: Author [Personal Email]. Online at http://web.hbr.org/email/archive/dailystat.php?date=040113
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