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The pursuit of happiness is based on many points, but according to science, there is (also) a shade to wear in particular to benefit from a more peaceful mind. To add to your wardrobe!
How to be happier? How to flourish? The question in the era of time, is present in all minds, but also in all magazines. Although abstract, the subject is also regularly at the center of quite serious scientific studies. Thus, a team of researchers published, some time ago in the Psychological Bulletin, an unexpected factor, to feel happier. And this one is nestled in your wardrobe.
A shade that increases self-confidence
This factor is wearing blue clothes. Indeed, researchers at the University of Sussex in England demonstrated the impact of this color on our brain by subjecting 25 people to blue light for an hour in a laboratory. Result? Their reaction time and memorization were accelerated. In terms of mood, the participants all felt more peaceful. According to the researchers, exposing oneself to blue would increase “self-confidence”, “reduce stress” and therefore stimulate happiness.
Feeling good in your body, feeling good in your head!
The number of clothes also comes into play
Let’s stay in the dressing room! Another study in 2021, just after covid, praised the benefits of a minimalist wardrobe. This study asked about ten participants who liked to treat themselves to clothes, to do a big sort through their closets to keep only 35 pieces in total, including clothes and accessories, and to wear only these in their daily lives for 3 weeks. At the end of this period, all the participants expressed
- A time saving in their daily lives;
- Better self-knowledge;
- A reduction in their stress.
“In addition to a decrease in stress, our ten participants reported having more clarity in their clothing practice. Having a minimalist wardrobe allowed them to make decisions more quickly in their clothing practice, spending less time thinking about matching their outfit, coupled with the pleasure of having an organized, matching and clear wardrobe,” indicates the media The Conversation who had echoed it.
In the end, few clothes, with a few touches of blue, that’s the secret to a happy everyday life!
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