We’re happiest in the mornings: study

Posted Feb 19, 2014 7:29 am.

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If you are just getting up, this is the happiest you will feel all day.

An analysis of half a billion Twitter messages show most people around the world wake up in a good mood, but then get grumpier by the hour.

There is a spike in our good mood in the evening.

We can’t blame work or our daily commute for making us grumpy; researchers at Cornell University showed we are also happier on weekend mornings.

They think sleep and our body’s natural rhythms also played a big role in why we felt our best around breakfast.

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