I just read about the statistical analysis of happiness in the US. It shows some amazing results:
"The results are interesting. The biggest personal factor in determining happiness is health. Healthy people are about 20 per cent happier than average while unhealthy people are about 8.25 per cent more unhappy."
"In general, however, people with higher incomes are happier, with the people in the highest income bracket about 3.5 per cent happier than average."
"one of the analysis' more curious findings: that having children reduce happiness. On average, each child reduces happiness by about 0.24 per cent."
Who would have thought?
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"On average, each child reduces happiness by about 0.24 per cent."
Maybe that's because they reduce your wealth by a great deal more than 0.24 percent. 8-)
Btw, you will soon find out that taking happiness measurements seriously makes David Deutsch seriously unhappy.
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