Happiness and Aging

[monk222]

The research finds that the meaning of happiness shifts as people age: Whereas younger people are more likely to associate happiness with excitement, older people are more likely to associate happiness with feeling peaceful—a change driven by increasing feelings of connectedness (to others and to the present moment) as one ages.

-- "The Meaning(s) of Happiness" from Stanford Graduate School of Business Research Paper Series #2026

This may also help to account for the greater religiosity that we see in older people. Well, what else are you going to do?

Comments

[xladyamaltheax.livejournal.com]

that's funny, i always thought happiness is a short lived high, and we're always looking for our next fix..

[hardblue.livejournal.com]

Oh, sweetie, have I missed you! I was even afraid to ask if everything is okay, because I feared you might have gotten hijacked into some Asian ring or something. Which is the risk of being a beauty who likes to live fast and seek that next high. So wonderful to see you!