The U-bend of life
The article I read was about how people's happiness changes throughout different stages of their life. When someone begins their life as an adult, they have a natural cheerful outlook. However, things go downhill from being a young adult until middle until they have a midlife crisis. After someone has their midlife crisis, they begin attaining the goal of everyone in life: happiness. Even though there minds may not be as sharp, they are getting wrinkles, their hair is turning gray, and their joints are beginning to ache, they are becoming happy. There are four main factors that are said to contribute to ones happiness: gender, personality, external circumstances, and age. Woman tend to be happier than man, but they are also more susceptible to depression. This shows that the emotions of woman are more intense than that of men. The global average of unhappiness is 46 years old. Happiness is also proven to make one healthier. When diagnosed with an illness, the stressed heal less quickly than the relaxed.
Things that tend to make people happier:
- being married
- being educated
- being wealthy
Things that tend to make people sad:
- having children in the house
- being unemployed
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