Spend money on THIS and you'll be happier in life.
One thing is certain: Being rich doesn't automatically make you happy. Why are so many people in developed nations who are blessed with material wealth no longer satisfied with their lives? Previous research has shown that material wealth adds little to happiness once buying power reaches $10,000 per person per year. "The idea that there is a state called happiness and that we can dependably figure out what it feels like and how to measure it, is extremely subversive," Bill McKibben wrote in his 2007 book "Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future." "It allows economists to start thinking about life in richer terms, to stop asking 'What did you buy?' and to start asking 'Is your life good?'"
Throughout their entire life, men are unhappiest at THIS age.
What makes us happy? Friendship and human community definitely increase happiness, but it is also boosted by larger social factors, such as freedom, democracy, effective government institutions and rule of law. Happy people are more inclined to watch their weight, are more perceptive of the symptoms of illness, tend to be more moderate with smoking and drinking and generally live healthier lives, reports AFP.
Women are happiest at THIS age...and it's surprising!
"For the time being we know that happiness fosters physical health, but not precisely how," Veenhoven wrote in the Journal of Happiness Studies. "Chronic unhappiness activates the fight-flight response, which is known to involve harmful effects in the long run such as higher blood pressure and a lower immune response."
