Intimacy and sleep are the key of happiness
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 13-11-2023
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The new happiness index, developed by Oxford Economics and the
National Centre for Social Research, and commissioned by Sainsbury's,
has found that sex and sleep are the two things that have the strongest
association with a person's happiness and wellbeing - well above money.
Researchers
found that while upping your income (even if you quadruple it) causes
very little increase to your happiness, being well-rested and well-sex
have a significant impact on how joyful you feel.
The study involved polling 8,250 Britons, finding that the average person has a Living Well score of 62.2.
Those
who get the most sleep were found the score 15 points higher on the
index than those who struggle with sleep, while people who are deeply
dissatisfied with their sex lives scored seven points lower than those
who said they're very satisfied.
To be clear - very satisfied doesn't mean these people are having
loads of sex. It just means they're very happy with the quality and
frequency of the sex they're having.
Increasing your household income from 12,500 pound to 50,000 pound, meanwhile, results in an increase of only two points.
The
people found to be above average on the scale (between 72 and 92) were
more likely to be satisfied with their sex lives and sleep than the
average person.