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Scientists find a formula for happiness: Find joy in the small things

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Listening to laughter, admiring a flower on a neighbourhood walk or doing a nice thing for a friend can measurably improve people's emotional wellbeing and attitudes toward life.

University of California San Francisco researchers studied nearly 18,000 people for the web-based 'Big Joy Project' over a two-year period to 2024 .

Participants were asked to perform five- to 10-minute acts of joy for a week .

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