A little slack of slack?
Put on your apron and open a cookbook: according to a study by researchers at the University of Otago, New Zealand, cooking is a surefire way to cheer you up.
The study was conducted with 658 students who were asked to keep a journal where they had to report their activities and their emotional state for 13 days. Overall, participants said they were happier, quieter and more energetic when they had done a creative activity the day before.
"Engaging in a creative activity results in an increase in well-being the next day," says Dr. Tamlin Connor, lead author of the study in an article in the Telegraph: " Knitting crocheting jam improves mental health study finds . And it is a virtuous circle since "this increased well-being is likely to facilitate the creative activity of the day," continues Dr. Tamlin Connor.
For information, this applies to all creative activities.
It's up to you to see if you prefer to make lasagne, pastry, compose a song, paint or write your first novel.
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