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<\/p>\nCould taking a more pleasant route brighten your day? Find out how to be happier through happy mapping.<\/p>\n
Daniele Quercia is working to take mapping to a new level.<\/p>\n
When you map out a route, which course do your take? If you said shortest, you wouldn\u2019t be alone. Most of us set up our daily routines to be the most efficient. But are we missing out on life\u2019s beauty and our own happiness in the process?<\/p>\n
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Quercia, a social media specialist at Yahoo Labs in Barcelon and formerly a Horizon senior researcher at The Computer Laboratory of the University of Cambridge, compiled research on which areas of Boston were more emotionally pleasant to commuters. The result? Traveling routes that are more pleasing would not only bestow more beauty, quiet, and happiness the subjects\u2019 lives, but would only add a few minutes to their route.<\/p>\n
Related: Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Offer Self-Driving Cards Within 3 Years<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Hmmm. Sounds like a stop and smell the roses<\/em> type thing, right? Yes, kind of. It means rather than keeping your head down and just getting through life, go out of your way (even just a little bit) to add more good stuff and you will feel happier.<\/p>\n Doesn\u2019t sound so tough. Maybe we ought to add this to the resolutions list<\/a>.<\/p>\n Until Quercia comes up with an app for happiest route mapping, it\u2019s up to us. Watch his TED Talk <\/a>above.<\/p>\n More on Technology and Happiness: 8 Shopping Apps to Help You Shop Smarter<\/a>; Start a Gratitude Journal & Feel Happier Today<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [Image of woman on bike<\/a> via Shutterstock]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"