Comments on: “Glass Half Empty” Worldview Easier in the Short Term http://smarterware.org/1722/a-lifetime-study-of-the-psychology-of-happiness A blog about software Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:02:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chui Tey http://smarterware.org/1722/a-lifetime-study-of-the-psychology-of-happiness#comment-611 Chui Tey Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:31:12 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=1722#comment-611 We may talk about the glass, when we really care about the water, since one can't drink the glass. We may talk about the glass, when we really care about the water, since one can’t drink the glass.

]]> By: Fred West http://smarterware.org/1722/a-lifetime-study-of-the-psychology-of-happiness#comment-566 Fred West Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:40:22 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=1722#comment-566 An Optimist says the glass is half full A Pessimist says the glass is half empty An Engineer says the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. An Optimist says the glass is half full
A Pessimist says the glass is half empty
An Engineer says the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

]]> By: drmelho http://smarterware.org/1722/a-lifetime-study-of-the-psychology-of-happiness#comment-535 drmelho Thu, 28 May 2009 04:28:38 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=1722#comment-535 Thanks, Gina. That was a terrific, timely read. Thanks, Gina. That was a terrific, timely read.

]]> By: Mitch Wagner http://smarterware.org/1722/a-lifetime-study-of-the-psychology-of-happiness#comment-527 Mitch Wagner Tue, 26 May 2009 19:14:31 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=1722#comment-527 It's a wonderful study - I love its outrageous ambitiousness: We're going to do a study that determines what makes a good life, and we're going to follow a group of people for almost all their lives to do it, no matter how long they live. Now that's science! One of the most interesting elements of the study was that personal connections are key to long life. Bad news for us childless introverts. I would love to see a study that looks at whether social media activity makes us healthier? Does our biochemistry interpret social media connectivity as authentic? Another interesting element is the diversity of particpants. True, they were all Harvard students, all men, of a particular time and place -- but their lives were so different afterwards. It’s a wonderful study – I love its outrageous ambitiousness: We’re going to do a study that determines what makes a good life, and we’re going to follow a group of people for almost all their lives to do it, no matter how long they live. Now that’s science!

One of the most interesting elements of the study was that personal connections are key to long life. Bad news for us childless introverts. I would love to see a study that looks at whether social media activity makes us healthier? Does our biochemistry interpret social media connectivity as authentic?

Another interesting element is the diversity of particpants. True, they were all Harvard students, all men, of a particular time and place — but their lives were so different afterwards.

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