posted by
rfunk at 01:47pm on 10/03/2007 under livejournal
Since LiveJournal allows us to indicate our moods, it was used by a couple of researchers to "seek out where happiness lies in our everyday lives," linking words in posts with moods. Through "linguistic ethnography", they derive a recipe for happiness.
Read the PDF here, or read the summary at the GoogleSystem blog.
I will note that according to their compilation of LJ moods, Saturday is the happiest day of the week, and night the happiest time of day. I'm off to ensure at least the first one, and probably the second as well....
Read the PDF here, or read the summary at the GoogleSystem blog.
I will note that according to their compilation of LJ moods, Saturday is the happiest day of the week, and night the happiest time of day. I'm off to ensure at least the first one, and probably the second as well....