Guess How Many Good Days New Jersey Residents Have Each Year?

It's supposed to be the happiest time of the year, but are we smiling more, or not so much, in the Garden State?

You roll out of bed and tell yourself, “Yep, today’s going to be a good one.” But is it really?

A new survey reveals just how many good days people in the U.S. actually have each year.

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Is New Jersey A Happy State?

Sure, we’re not in Connecticut, Kentucky, or Vermont, where residents say they have the fewest good days.

But we’re also not in the top group, places like Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, and Oregon, where people report more good days than average.

So what about us? Are we happy in New Jersey?

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How Many Good Days Do New Jersey Residents Have Per Year?

One of the key takeaways from the survey that I found pretty interesting is that people can tell whether or not they'll have a good day by 8:30 am on average.

Finding out your tank is empty while you're already running late, or spilling coffee on your shirt while driving to the office, are certainly two things that can put you in a bad mood, but can you recover?

There's a good chance you can!

Especially if you fill up on a good breakfast.

Discover What Really Influences Our Good Days In New Jersey

93% of those polled agreed that a good day is largely dependent on getting nourishing food, especially high-protein food, including yogurt and eggs.

The study also found that an optimistic outlook might be the key to unlocking a good day (51%), with enjoying healthy food (36%), laughing at the little things in life (50%), and quality time with family (50%) scoring high marks as well.

In New Jersey, we have 264 good days a year!