Sonja Lyubomirsky cites study finding brief barista chats linked to higher happiness than mobile ordering

What was said

"There's actually a study on this. People were asked to buy coffee at Starbucks by either chatting a little bit with the barista and asking for the coffee or just sort of ordering it on their phone and just picking it up. And people were happier when they actually had to sort of say something to the barista."

Sonja Lyubomirsky cites a study in which people bought coffee either by chatting briefly with a barista or by ordering on a phone and collecting it. She says participants reported being happier when they interacted with the barista.