"Happiness does not heal, but happiness protects against falling ill. As a result, happy people live longer. The size of the effect on longevity is comparable to that of smoking or not. This is concluded from an analysis of 30 follow-up studies published in the latest issue of the Journal of Happiness Studies (September 2008)."The journal is peer-reviewed. I suppose the reviewers must be pre-screened as happy.
Other findings in this issue:
- Serene isolation no ticket to happiness today
- Confucianist advice more apt than Buddhist
- Do not follow Schopenhauer’s advice to forego marriage
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