How To Live Longer: Get Happy!
Ahhh…sweet validation! Scientific research has shown that if you read Bright Calliope every day, you’ll live longer. Well, sort of.
A recent study by Dr. Ryan T. Howell of the University of San Fransisco indicates that “positive psychological well-being” will reduce the risk of mortality in both healthy and sick populations. So a blog like this one, dedicated to helping you find happiness (or just making your day a little brighter), is actually good for your lifespan. 🙂
So take your vitamins, get your 30 minutes a day of exercise, and subscribe to my RSS or e-mail listing for a longer life!
Students, always cite your sources. If you’re interested, you can read the research at: http://bss.sfsu.edu/rhowell/Pubs%20-%20PDF/ebmh9025.pdf
What do you think of that?
Thanks for commenting on my blog. I was just reading through some of your posts, and they were making me smile because I’ve been feeling rather negative today even though I’m normally a pretty happy person. Thanks for the smile. I’ll keep reading.
I’m glad you smiled! Thank you for the encouragement and for reading. 🙂
Hey,
What do you think of this:
http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2010/01/14/do-you-overemphasize-happiness/
Not the particular post, but this author (career blogger) was really into happiness research for the last 18 months or so. You might like her stuff. Thanks!
Thanks for your comments! I visited the link and checked out the blog. Very interesting. I’ll have to do a bit more reading around before I make a final judgment on it, but I’m looking forward to it. Thanks so much for the tip.