Continuous Practice Key to Sustained Happiness, Study Finds

University of Bristol's 'Science of Happiness' course shows long-term well-being benefits from maintaining evidence-informed habits.

New research highlights the importance of continuous practice in maintaining happiness, based on the University of Bristol's 'Science of Happiness' course.
The course, inspired by Yale's 'Psychology and the Good Life,' emphasizes evidence-informed habits like gratitude, exercise, and meditation for long-term well-being.
Students who actively continued the practices taught in the course reported sustained improvements in mental health up to 29 months later.
The study suggests that psychoeducational courses can have lasting benefits on well-being if practices are maintained over time.
Limitations of the study include potential response bias and challenges in ensuring a representative sample over long-term follow-ups.