Happiest day of the year: Yellow Day

The origin of the day

June 20, baptized as Yellow Day, is considered the happiest day of the year since 2005, as opposed to the saddest day of the year.

The British psychologist Cliff Arnall established the saddest day of the year on the third Monday in January due to the conjunction of factors such as the cold, the return to the routine after Christmas, the slope of January, the realization that the principles of principles of the year are not being fulfilled, etc. In the same way, it was necessary to place the opposite day on the calendar, the happiest day, marked mainly by motivation, optimism and personal satisfaction.

What variables make it up?

A team of psychologists and meteorologists created a mathematical formula to reflect the factors that make June 20 the happiest day of the year. The equation would be:

O + (N x S) + CPM / T + He.

• O (outside) means being outdoors and enjoying outside activities.
• N is the connection with nature.
• S is socialization.
• CPM are the positive memories of childhood.
• T is the warm temperature.
• I have (holidays) vacations.

Nice tempeture

In Spain the average temperature in June is 21.1ºC, which means a warm climate, but not suffocating. This increases our moods, which in turn tends to increase our mood.

Increase in daylight hours

The daytime hours are expanding: in Spain the shortest day of the year lasts around nine hours, while on June 20 it has about 15 hours. This means that we are in a better mood and that we have a feeling of greater well-being, since the sun plays a very important role in human physiology: It increases the cortisol, serotonin, and melatonin levels, thus regulating our energy level, our mood and our sleep. Also exposure to sunlight is essential for bones and blood pressure.

The name Yellow Day or "yellow day" comes precisely from this increase in light.

Holidays

The holidays are beginning to loom, which predisposes us more positively and gives us the feeling of a “home stretch”. Our focus of interest shifts to what we want to do to enjoy our days off and start planning them, which translates directly into motivation.

Summer pay extra

At this time, many workers receive the extra summer pay, which increases the work satisfaction and also that more financial resources are available to carry out exciting projects.

Summer working hours

Many companies establish the intensive day in summer, which means that you leave earlier and enjoy more hours of free time in the afternoon. This allows you to disconnect more from work responsibilities and make more leisure plans, which, consequently, causes an increase in activities abroad and also tends to socialize more with friends and family.

Work happiness

Beyond the celebration of a specific day, it is important to remember the need to try to regulate your own mood and encourage optimism.

We usually understand our own state of mind as a conclusion of what happens to us, that is, if X happens to me, then I feel X. However, there is an internal variable that has a direct influence on our level of well-being, and that is how we interpret what happens to us. In the words of Viktor Frankl, “if it is not in your hands to change a situation that causes you pain, you can always choose the attitude with which you face that suffering”.

Tips to promote happiness

• Remember that happiness is not the search for pleasure or the search for power, but the search for meaning in our existence.
• Feel that you have the freedom to change whenever you want.
• Invest your time in productive things that give you satisfaction.
• Face the pain, instead of denying it, and assume that one day it will subside.
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• and leave the rancor behind.
• Take decisions.
• Seeks and encourages kindness and prosocial values.
• Strengthen your independence and your personal autonomy, it will also translate into self-esteem.

And you, do you dare to celebrate June 20?

• June 20, baptized as Yellow Day, is considered the happiest day of the year since 2005, as opposed to Blue Monday or saddest day of the year.
• A team of psychologists and meteorologists created a mathematical formula to reflect the factors that make June 20 the happiest day of the year.
• Warmer temperatures, more hours of light, more leisure time, the proximity of the summer holidays ... are factors that lead to being happier that day.