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This TikTokker jumps on a trampoline every night. Has she figured out the secret to happiness?

TikTok creator @whatifimjustagirl has gone viral for her unusual nighttime trampoline routine.

Some people unwind with a good book. Others take a hot bath or watch their favorite comfort show. One woman spends two hours jumping on a trampoline in the middle of the night.

And honestly, she might be onto something.

TikTok creator @whatifimjustagirl is going viral after sharing her unusual nighttime ritual. For the past seven years, she says she’s spent nearly every night jumping on a trampoline outside, usually sometime between midnight and 3 a.m. That’s right. While most of us are sleeping, or scrolling TikTok when we should be sleeping, she’s outside bouncing around in the dark

And this isn’t some elaborate fitness challenge or attempt to optimize her sleep schedule. She just really loves jumping on her trampoline.

“I look forward to it every single day,” she says in a recent video posted to TikTok.

She’s figured out what to wear, too: she says she has “a couple of things in rotation,” including leggings and a flannel for colder nights — and, of course, a pair of headphones.

But her unusual hobby has also prompted some unsolicited speculation about her mental health. “I’m a girl who’s addicted to the trampoline,” she says in another video, before addressing commenters who have speculated that she’s autistic. “I just wanted to comment on the mental health aspect of it because I have a lot of people assume I have autism, and I do not,” she explains. She goes on to share that she has OCD, which she says plays some role in her attachment to the activity.

“Yes, is my obsession with the trampoline a little extreme? Yes. Does my OCD play a factor in that? Yes, but that’s not why I jump,” she says. “I don’t think there needs to be a diagnosis [for it].”

And really, why should there be? Sometimes you just find something you love doing, even if that something happens to be jumping on a trampoline at 2 a.m.

There’s something oddly charming about the whole thing. Most adults probably haven’t spent much time on a trampoline since childhood, let alone made it a regular part of their daily routine. Yet here’s someone who has apparently found an activity that brings her so much joy that she’s continued doing it for seven years.

There’s no elaborate morning routine to follow, no expensive wellness retreat to book, and no productivity hack to master. Just a woman, her trampoline, and a few hours under the stars.

Of course, jumping on a trampoline in the middle of the night isn’t practical for everyone. For starters, you need a trampoline. And presumably some very understanding neighbors. Still, when even hobbies can come with pressure to earn money or improve yourself, there’s something refreshing about watching someone do something simply because they enjoy it

Maybe the secret to happiness really is that simple.

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