We like this new research indicating that an individual's happiness is greatly influence by the happiness by folks with two or three degrees of separation. That is to say, if your friends' friends' friends are happy, you will feel it.
We know it works the other way. If someone gets pissed off and yells at their spouse, who happens to be, say, a police chief, and that person goes into work cranky and takes it out on his underlings, everyone who comes into contact with traffic cops from that district is going to have a lousy day. So random acts of kindness and senseless beauty have ripple effects as well. Everyone touches the universe.
I know which side I want to be on.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Every man is my brother
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3 comments:
Makes sense to me.
Here's some happiness for ya. Pass it on. =)
I knew that instinctively without needing a theory or revelation to prove it, but perhaps now more people will be aware of it.
And stop ruining my day!
I like that study. It makes me want to work harder at being happier because it does affect other people.
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