According To Experts, People Who Take A Long Shower Tend To Be Unhappy

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JAKARTA - Are you the type of person who likes to linger in the shower? If so, then you need to be careful because a research conducted by researchers at Yale University shows that people who like to linger in the bathroom actually feel unhappy with their life.

Reporting from Lifehack, Thursday, May 20, research shows that the longer and more often a person bathes, the more likely that person is feeling lonely and unhappy.

"The lonelier a person is, the more often they shower...," said John Bargh, PhD., one of the researchers. Bargh concludes that people who like to linger in the bathroom to clean themselves also take time to daydream.

They tend to think about problems or just let the mind drift for a moment. Now, according to Bargh, the more often someone daydreams and ponders, this indicates that the person is unhappy.

According to psychologists from Harvard University, Matthew Killingsworth and Daniel Gilbert, mental focus affects a person's happiness. If a person is unhappy then most of the thoughts will not be in sync with what is being done.

This is reinforced by articles published in Scientific America. When people think a lot or daydream without implementing it in the real world, it will make them feel even more depressed and disappointed. Daydreams become a place to escape from reality. Meanwhile, the problems and unpleasant situations that must be faced remain unsolved.

This is in contrast to people who shower for a short time. Basically, people like this have a focused and directed mind. For them, the bath routine should be carried out efficiently. They don't feel the need to take a long shower because they feel satisfied with the social conditions they have.