For thousands up and down the country, exams are over.

But many will be unsure how to celebrate freedom. So here are seven tips to help you not just have fun this summer, but find happiness too.

Travel the world. It does not matter how far you go - exploring a new place could expand your mind.

Learn a language. Learning a new language can reshape the way you see everything.

Make new friends. French thinker Jacques DerridaA controversial French philosopher, born in 1930. wrote that having friends is what allows us to understand ourselves.

Read, read, read. If you spend the summer reading books, you may start the next academic year a better person.

Get new hobbies. Karl MarxA 19th-Century German economist and philosopher who argued that capitalism was doomed to collapse. believed that making things with our hands and brains makes us more fully human. So try taking up sewing or clay modelling.

Get politically involved. With the electionA vote in which someone is chosen to represent a group of people. coming up, now is the perfect time to join in.

Do nothing. Chinese philosopher Zhuang ZiAn influential Chinese philosopher who lived around the 4th Century BC. believed in the art of "wu wei", meaning "doing nothing". So this summer, just do whatever the world seems to be telling you to do.

Is happiness harder than fun?

Yes! Playing around is the easiest thing in the world, but it is soon over. Building up long-lasting happiness is more difficult.

No! The more time you spend having fun, the happier you will be. There is no need for great thought. Just go out and do what you enjoy.