77. People Are Happy When They're Busy

77. People Are Happy When They're Busy

77. People Are Happy When They're Busy

You land in an airport, walk 10 minuted to baggage claim and wait 2 minutes for your bags. How impatient did you feel? You land in an airport, walk 2 minuted to baggage claim and wait 10 minutes for your bags. How impatient did you feel? They both take 12 minutes, but there's a big difference between the two. Research shows that most people would rather be busy for the majority of an activity than standing and waiting. 

There was an experiment where the participants needed to fill out a form and then take it 15 minutes away or take it right outside the room and then wait for 15 minutes.  A lot of people are lazy and would rather just wait. But the people who wanted to walk the form 15 minutes away reported higher happiness scores.