The movement’s website 100happydays.com explains the positive effect that taking some time out in your day to find happiness has.
The site explains: ‘We live in times when super-busy schedules have become something to boast about. While the speed of life increases, there is less and less time to enjoy the moment that you are in.
The ability to appreciate the moment, the environment and yourself in it, is the base for the bridge towards long-term happiness of any human being.’
‘71% of people tried to complete this challenge, but failed quoting lack of time as the main reason. These people simply did not have time to be happy.’
The ‘100 days of happiness’ folks even suggest some ways that you can inject a bit of happiness into your day.
‘It can be anything from a meet-up with a friend to a very tasty cake in the nearby coffee place, from a feeling of being at home after a hard day to a favor you did to a stranger.’
Student Rebecca MacDougall (pictured above) decided to take on the challenge after having a particularly bad start to 2013.
She told Closer Online: ‘I saw it and thought that's a great idea, I had a really bad start to the year last year and I was in a bit of a dark place so I didn't want to repeat that.’
‘My New Years resolution was to be more positive so I thought it was a good way to reinforce that.’
Rebecca says that she is still to feel the wider effects of the challenge, but her happiness levels are already improving, telling us: ‘I have been a lot happier this year.’
Like many other people on the pursuit of happiness, Rebecca posted her progress on social networking sites like Instagram with the hashtag #100happydays.
Rebecca’s moments of happiness have included trying out a new restaurant, indulging in her favourite TV show or even enjoying a midnight cycle home after a night out with friends.
Though people have been chasing the holy grail of happiness for thousands of years, the modern world makes it easy to forget the things that make us truly happy.
Levels of happiness are thought to not only affect relationships and stress levels, but also have wider health implications.
The website claims that those undertaking the challenge start making all sorts of realisations about what makes them happy
According to the website, other participants of the challenge also claimed to 'be in a better mood every day; start receiving more compliments from other people; realise how lucky they are to have the life they have; become more optimistic' as well as 'fall in love during the challenge.'
The Dalai Lama said at a conference earlier this month ‘everyone desires to live a happy life whether he is a rich or poor... It is a fundamental right to live a happy life. You should spread love and care to attain happiness.’
Something we can all get on board with, perhaps.
Will you be taking on the 100 Days of Happiness challenge?