Everyone wants to know the secret to happiness.
It's a multi-billion-dollar industry with self-help books, podcasts and inspirational influencers on TikTok telling us they have the secret if we just buy, listen and follow.
Dr Elizabeth Dunn and PhD student Dunigan Folk from the University of British Columbia decided to study the studies that claim to understand what makes us happy and found some surprisingly results.
Many of the recommendations we hear all the time to boost happiness - practicing mindfulness, exercising and spending time in nature - may not be so effective after all.
Photo: Dunigan Folk
