The newest study to come out says that happy people don't want a lot of TV.  The author of the study, Dr. John Robinson, a researcher at the University of Maryland, looked at how much time people spent in front of the TV and their happiness level.

Here's an interesting except from the article:

“We looked at 8 to 10 activities that happy people engage in, and for each one, the people who did the activities more — visiting others, going to church, all those things — were more happy,” Dr. Robinson said. “TV was the one activity that showed a negative relationship. Unhappy people did it more, and happy people did it less."

But the researchers could not tell whether unhappy people watch more television or whether being glued to the set is what makes people unhappy. “I don’t know that turning off the TV will make you more happy,” Dr. Robinson said.

People have likened happiness to an elusive butterfly. Some feel it can't be captured. I say, create a new definition, turn off the TV for a while, and go forth with song.

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