Recent studies show that growing old isn’t something that should be feared and that the mid-life crisis you might be growing through can be the springboard to greater things. Indeed, research shows that your well-being actually improves once most people progress past the age of 50. Explanations abound why that is, but most believe this to be less focused on monetary things such as cash and possessions and more aware of the people that are around them and appreciation for the small things.
Key Takeaways:
- As people age, they gain what they spend their lives pursuing: happiness.
- Life is not a downward slope from happy to sad; it’s rather a u-bend, where happiness continues to come as long as it is pursued.
- Women seem to be slightly happier than men but are also more susceptible to depression too.
“Life is not a long slow decline from sunlit uplands towards the valley of death.”
Read more: https://medium.economist.com/why-people-get-happier-as-they-get-older-b5e412e471ed?gi=d5aa78e3dc1a
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