• Pablo@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I know this data doesn’t define happiness, but I’m really surprised to see iceland that high up. Perhaps the cold winters really take their toll?

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      1 year ago

      There is never one answer to these things but Seasonal affective disorder could be a factor.

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      It is commonly, but not always, associated with the reductions or increases in total daily sunlight hours that occur during the summer or winter.

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      1 year ago

      This is just a stab in the dark, but it seems to me like it’s possible that Icelanders are happier on average because the depressed ones are getting the medicine they need