Being Happy Helps You Live Longer
Happiness & Aging
A national survey observed the correlation between older happy people (aged 60& over) and their likeliness to pass away and yup you guessed it, happy people do live longer! Levels of happiness were assessed based on a survey which questioned individuals on how many times they felt the following; I felt happy’, ‘I enjoyed life’ and ‘I felt hope about the future’. Based on just these answers, participants were classified into two categories either happy or unhappy. The study revealed that among the “happy’ older people only 15% later passed away[…]