10 Steps To Feeling Better: #3 Spend Time With Friends & Family

10/11/2021 (Permalink)

How Family & Friends Boost Your Mood

Harvard Happiness Expert Dan Gilbert has identified quality time with friends and family as one of the most important happiness factors.

It can be hard to understand just how important relationships are to happiness, so a study put a value on relationships to truly understand how important they are. This study found that friendships are worth over $130,000 a year, while a strong marriage is worth $105,000 in terms of life satisfaction. To learn more about how much relationships are worth, look here.

Feeling like you have friends, and having a sense of belonging is actually an IQ booster. Feeling lonely and having no sense of belonging is linked to death as much as major health risk behaviors such as smoking.

Loneliness has been linked to heart attack, diabetes, and strokes, something time with friends and family can help reduce.

It has been shown that the longest-living people all put strong importance on relationships. Good relationships have also been linked to being even more effective than exercise in living a long life.

Sharing good news with friends strengthens relationships, and doing something kind for friends can help improve your happiness immediately.

We challenge you to go share good news and do something kind for a friend or family member today! 

Our team at SERVPRO of South Mecklenburg County loves spending time with our family with a bonfire and s'mores, what is your favorite family activity?

Come back to learn our other 7 favorite tips for a better life. And as always, SERVPRO of South Mecklenburg County is here for all of your restoration needs.

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