Simple advice to make you happier

How to be happier

A 2016 study helped answer this question. It turned out that creativity makes a person happy.

To improve your well-being, energy, enthusiasm and zest for life, do some creative task every day.

Research progress

The researchers asked 658 students to write down their experiences and describe their emotional state for 13 days. After analyzing the records of the subjects, it turned out that they were happiest on the days when they did something creative.

The most common types of creativity among students were songwriting, creative writing (poetry, short stories), crocheting and knitting, cooking, drawing, graphic design, digital design, and musical performances.

This study showed another interesting result that deserves special attention.

The subjects felt happier not only at the moment of completing the creative task, but also the next day after that.

This means that creativity has a positive impact on a person's well-being and health in the long term.

What to do if you don't consider yourself creative

If you do not consider yourself a creative person, do not rush to condemn yourself to an unhappy life. There is a simple but effective way: coloring pages for adults.

Over the past few years, such coloring pages have gained unprecedented popularity, because they can relieve stress, develop creative thinking, improve mood and help to tune in a positive mood.

And this is just one of the options for a creative task. Just find what you like and start creating.