19 December 2005

get happy -l get ahead in life

"'Almost always it has been assumed that things that correlate with happiness are the causes of happiness, but it could be just the opposite - that those things tend to be caused by happiness,' said Professor Ed Diener from the University of Illinois, another author on the paper.
Other studies revealed that having a sunny outlook on life appeared to precede good fortune.
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Which is interesting enough but there's more:
""Although nations cannot live people's lives and force them to be happy, they can create conditions - for example, parks, reasonable weekly work hours, a health infrastructure, and good transportation - that influence people's happiness,""
Now that's government and organisational policy that would make a real difference ...
Guardian Unlimited | Science | The recipe for success: get happy and you will get ahead in life:

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