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Perhaps you’ve heard the expression “well, at least he/she is a happy drunk”?  We’re not here to promote drinking but to report on those who do and those who do are happier in the short run.

Science usually focuses on how bad drinking can be for you-- but not much is reported on how much fun you can have along the way.

No more.  Researchers from the London School of Economics used an app they created called Mappiness, to survey 31,000 users on their happiness at random locations several times a day, on a scale of 1 to 100. They found that when users were drinking, their happiness increased by a super significant 10.79 points.

Since drinking often occurs in concert with other fun events and activities, researchers had to filter out those outside factors, and still they found that drinking increased happiness by 4 points-- which is considered a significant amount.

Researchers note, "Drinking had the greatest impact when it came alongside otherwise unenjoyable activities and only increased the happiness of already enjoyable activities by smaller amounts.”

It’s important to understand that while alcohol did boost happiness in the short term, it was not shown to make users more content in the long term. (Time)

 

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