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Belle Beth Cooper posted an article on Buffer Social Blog titled, “10 Simple Things You Can Do Today That Will Make You Happier, Backed By Science.” Of the 10, the one that grabbed my attention was “spending time with friends and family.” Ms. Cooper points out that not spending time with friends and family is one of the top five regrets the dying.
So, if we don’t want to have this regret, we need to spend time with these people now while we still have the opportunity. She also referred to a study which found, “…that time spent with friends and family makes a big difference to how happy we feel, generally. She also cited several other studies which concluded that, “…relationships and helping others were important factors in living long, happy lives.” Sometimes during our rushed lives, spending time with family and friends gets put on the back burner. But now we know that those good times we spend with family and friends is time well spent and needs to be a priority.
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NOTHING contributes to my happiness more than spending time with friends and family! That’s always been my favorite thing. Glad to hear it’s considered so important by the “experts.” Maybe I need to forward this to the friends with whom it’s so difficult to book time! 🙂