there'd be a whole lot more happy people. Yet not only is happiness not something we can "just choose," when we put pressure on ourselves to feel happy, it can inadvertently set us on a war path ...

Happy people did not live longer than sad people ... Still, a large body of literature shows that there does appear to be a link between a good mood and a longer life.

It’s valuable for people to continue observing and revising what makes them happy at a given time to continue striving for fulfillment throughout their lifetime. For more, see Happiness Over the ...