Sad news: Scientists say happiness won't extend your life after all

Wednesday, December 9, 2015 - 20:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Happy people live longer, a relationship that’s been documented in a variety of research studies. But a new paper published in the medical journal Lancet comes to the sad conclusion that happiness isn’t responsible for this observed longevity. Instead, the things that make people happy, particularly...

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