Pursuit of happiness
July 9, 2010 at 12:17 PM 2 comments
Surround yourself with shiny, happy people: happiness (and sadness) is contagious much like an infection, says research from Harvard University and MIT. Their research, which involved tracking more than 1,800 people since 1948, has found that you can recover from discontent more quickly than happiness, however, it is more contagious.
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Entry filed under: Health, Swellbeing. Tags: contagious, content, depression, discontent, emotions, family, friendships, happiness, happy people, psychology, relationships, sadness.
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editor@lipstickpowdernpaint.com | July 9, 2010 at 12:52 PM
I hope I am infectious … in a good way :)
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Funkymunky | July 9, 2010 at 6:50 PM
I hope I’m too :o)