There was an article I read the other day about a study that says happiness is contagious and even affects total strangers! A co-author of the study, Nicholas Christakis, indicated your happiness just doesn't depend on yourself, but also on the actions, behaviors, and thoughts of people you don't even know. Pretty interesting, right?
What I thought was the most interesting though is that regarding friends, happiness can spread out to three degrees, to the friends of friends of friends. Also, each happy friend can make you happier by 9 percent, while having grumpy friends lowers your happiness by 7 percent. Hmmm... made me think!
The article also mentioned that being happy can bring health benefits along with it as well, while reducing stress hormones. And, that being around happy people is better than receiving extra moolah. See, happiness is a good thing! ;)
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