We can pretty much all agree that the amount of sex you have often affects your happiness, but did you know that the amount of television you watch can also play a big role?
According to a new study, television can make you feel good in the short run but can contribute to longer-term unhappiness.
“These conflicting data suggest that TV may provide viewers with short-run pleasure, but at the expense of long-term malaise,” said Professor John Robinson. He also noted that earlier general satisfaction surveys also showed people rating TV below average as a significantly less satisfying free-time activity on the whole. “What viewers seem to be saying is that while TV in general is a waste of time and not particularly enjoyable, the shows I saw tonight were pretty good.”
Based on our own experiences, the short-term happiness the study alludes to is more of a distraction from long-term unhappiness.
According to the same study, "very happy" people had sex ten times more a year than unhappy people (who, we guess, must also watch a lot of TV).
When the hell does LOST come back on?
[By The Numbers: Study: Happy people watch less TV, have more sex]
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