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happiness, damn it.
Dec. 5th, 2008 01:57 amOK, it's official. You all owe it to each other, and to ME, to be happy.
Happiness ripples well beyond a person's inner circle of friends and family, influencing the moods of total strangers as part of an emotional networking effect, according to a provocative new study. The good cheer of a neighbor's cousin's friend, or a brother's best friend's wife, can trickle back to you, the social network analysis found. The effects can last a year, said researchers in their British Medical Journal article.
A happy friend who lives within a mile, for example, boosts your odds of being happy by 25 percent, researchers found.
So just do it. Now.
If it helps, I remind you of a link that was going around a couple weeks ago. They're older, but no less cute. I've kept a browser window open all evening and I feel pretty happy.
Happiness ripples well beyond a person's inner circle of friends and family, influencing the moods of total strangers as part of an emotional networking effect, according to a provocative new study. The good cheer of a neighbor's cousin's friend, or a brother's best friend's wife, can trickle back to you, the social network analysis found. The effects can last a year, said researchers in their British Medical Journal article.
A happy friend who lives within a mile, for example, boosts your odds of being happy by 25 percent, researchers found.
So just do it. Now.
If it helps, I remind you of a link that was going around a couple weeks ago. They're older, but no less cute. I've kept a browser window open all evening and I feel pretty happy.
