Is our happiness and climate inter-connected? Some thoughts:
NorCal vs SoCal
My thought:
- NorCal people typically less ‘happy’ than people from SoCal. I would say the average Bay Area person (even successful), would be only a 5.5/10 happiness, and the average SoCal person is more bored-blase (maybe an average 6.5/10 happiness).
- NorCal folks are focused on production (producing, making, innovating), while people from SoCal are focused on consumption (eating, media, etc).
- NorCal people have more ‘existential dread‘ and more ‘meaning of life’ stuff, whereas people from SoCal are just more interested in the next trendy fashion thing, new car, or new food trend.
Does weather matter?
How does weather matter?
East Coast winter — you just spend less time outdoors. I think it is less about the sun, perhaps more about being indoors more vs being outdoors. The ideal East Coast or cold weather thing:
Even though it may be cold as shit outside, try to spend as much time outdoors with a great down jacket/GoreTex shoes, or time doing out-of-the-house activities.
Even in hot climates and southern california, people who spend time all day indoors are miserable (they are afraid of the heat).