The Benefits of Arts and Crafts on Well-being

Engaging in arts and crafts activities like painting, knitting, or woodworking can significantly boost happiness, life satisfaction, and sense of accomplishment. Research conducted by Anglia Ruskin University found that the positive effects of arts and crafts on well-being were observed above and beyond other factors like age, gender, and employment status.

World Happiness Report 2022

Finland remains the world's happiest country for the seventh year in a row, according to the annual UN-sponsored World Happiness Report. Nordic countries like Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden also rank high. Afghanistan, facing a humanitarian crisis, remains at the bottom. The US and Germany are no longer in the top 20 happiest nations. Costa Rica and Kuwait have entered the top 20 for the first time. Happiness rankings are based on life satisfaction, GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom, generosity, and corruption.