happy

You might think that being happy is the fairly obvious answer to all of your problems. But it turns out that happiness might in fact be the worst solution ever to one of life's biggest problems: the inevitability of death. According to a recent story by Richard Alleyne in the Telegraph — "Feeling happy? Don't be too smug as chances are you will die young" — people who are excessively joyful are more likely to die young than their more dour peers.

I can't say I'm disappointed that the Olympics are over, though my interest around them was sparked when I read Jason Goldman's recent article in Scientific America about how, in terms of psychology, winning a bronze may actually be better than the silver.

A story by Jeannine Stein at the LA Times — "Happily married? That's good news if you're undergoing bypass" — looks at the benefits that long-term coupling can have on recovery rates, especially if you're in a happy relationship.

Connecting as a couple is always important, but with Mark having just returned from Afghanistan, we're finding it to be a necessity.