30 days to a more fun social life

Little ways to make March feel a lot more exciting

Late winter is often a ho-hum time. The weather can still be dreary here where I live in Pennsylvania, no matter what the groundhog said.

But happiness is largely a result of choices, and there’s no reason that March can’t be a lot more fun. Studies of people’s experienced, moment-by-moment moods find that socializing scores very high on the happiness scale. So why not take some concrete steps over the next 30 days to build more fun and friendship into your schedule?

Here’s what I would include in a “30-day social life challenge” — steps that even busy people can take to feel more connected and engaged.