With the stresses of daily life, it can often seem difficult to find moments to smell the proverbial roses.

But you don't necessarily need a lot of time or effort to experience meaningful joy, a recent study reported.

The study, which researchers dubbed the Big Joy Project, enrolled more than 17,000 people across 169 countries to receive one daily joy-boosting activity for a week via email.

Each activity was based on scientific research and -- importantly -- was accessible and brief, requiring only five to 10 minutes.

Despite the low time commitment -- past online intervention studies lasted multiple weeks -- the researchers were "surprised" by the effect the program had in sparking joy across the world.

Compared with how they felt before the program, participants said they saw meanin

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