How to be happy on vacation Elizabeth Dunn has studied the effects that vacations have on our happiness The Early Edition · CBC News · Posted: Jul 18, 2015 12:00 PM PDT | Last Updated: July 18, 2015 ...

My rule is simple: When I'm on vacation with others, I'll spend about half my time with them and the other half alone. This allows me to see things I'm interested in that my travel companions don ...

Now, I've created the "50/50 Rule," which allows me to spend half of my vacation time alone. I've found that spending some time by myself and some with others is key to a great trip.