Give people more personal control over temperature, for example, and it typically makes them happier, while also saving energy.
It's the kind of floridly embellished turn that actors like to reward because nothing makes them happier during awards season than watching one of their own in a spectacle of suffering.
"Knowledge workers can look outside the corporate firewall, and realise that everything out there is better, faster and makes them happier," says Dr McAfee.One consumer website in particular has already cracked the problem of building easy-to-use collaboration tools with mass appeal.
"Building strong social connections enriches people's lives and makes them happier," says Soman. "Sometimes you just want someone to talk to".
Ask a City fan whether their recent success makes them happier than in the so-called bad old days and you would expect the answer to be instantaneous and affirmative.
"We are very opinionated on trying to have the best and fastest and easiest to use UI/UX while still giving people a tool they enjoy using and that makes them happier," Schrader explained to me.
