Happiness Is More Contagious Than Previously Thought

Craig Shapiro
president at GOOD

December 6, 2008 • 2:59 am PST
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Last night ABC News spotlighted a recent study produced by Harvard and UCSD. It suggests happiness may depend on how happy your friends' friends' friends are, even if you don't know them.

Take-away:
1. Find a reason to smile now (maybe this study is reason enough)
2. Update your facebook status with something good

See more details at this NY Times article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/05/health/05happy.html

Posted in: The Community Board

Tags: health,; happiness,; contagious

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