Check out this article in the New York Times.
Strangers May Cheer You Up, Study Says
So it seems that the moods of your friends, and even your friends' friends, can directly affect your level of happiness.
From the article:
So should you dump melancholy friends? The authors say no. Better to spread happiness by improving life for people you know.
“This now makes me feel so much more responsible that I know that if I come home in a bad mood I’m not only affecting my wife and son but my son’s best friend or my wife’s mother,” Professor Fowler said. When heading home, “I now intentionally put on my favorite song.”
Now maybe they should do a study on the happiness levels of people that visit this website. :)
5 comments:
I tend to find being around negative people drags me down. Until such point as I can be happy even in the most miserable of groups, I think I'll stick to avoiding them. :D
One bad apple and all that.
I confess that I do feel happier when I'm near my family. They live about 600 miles away and I see them several times a year but I also love my adopted city and friends.
Overly talkative and negative people bring me down. I recently confessed that I'm easily irritated and prickly and my daughter agreed. How can I become a nicer person? Maybe less coffee would help.
Haha, I don't know! For me, lack of coffee makes me cranky! :) You know, I recently moved offices and am sharing a space with a really happy coworker, and I think my mood has been better because of it. At first I was kind of bummed because I was giving up a huge private office space, but I actually like this arrangement better!
I agree. Except my close confidants are about 90 miles away. I guess I'm a bit sad 'bout that. It's also nice when co-workers invite you every now and then to a gathering too. Also if they are nice enough to bring or offer you tea in the morning. People who do good deeds should also be thanked and greatly appreciated
I'll definitely mention operationnice.com on my blog
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