Happiness Is… Looking Forward To Your Vacation.
Mar 17th, 2010 | Category: Weekly Health UpdatesIt takes more than a vacation to make people happy. Vacationers tend to be happier than non-vacationers in the time approaching their trip. However, once they return, there is little difference between the two groups’ levels of happiness, unless the time off was very relaxing, in which case the slightly increased happiness was particularly noticeable in the first two weeks back. The effect wore off completely after eight weeks. Most vacationers return to work or other daily tasks and therefore fall straight back into their normal routine.
Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Applied Research in Quality of Life