Comments on: Why Are Older People Happier Than Younger People? http://www.fundmasteryblog.com/2007/09/27/why-are-older-people-happier-than-younger-people/ Mutual Funds, Investing, Retirement, Economy, Personal Finance Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:19:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: billp http://www.fundmasteryblog.com/2007/09/27/why-are-older-people-happier-than-younger-people/#comment-836 billp Wed, 21 May 2008 08:28:39 +0000 http://www.fundmasteryblog.com/2007/09/27/why-are-older-people-happier-than-younger-people/#comment-836 This easily could be an artifact ... "the unhappy die younger than the happy". Unhappiness is correlated with a lot of self-destructive behavior: alcoholism, drug abuse, sloth and so forth. on the other hand .... with maturity, persons improve coping skills to better address those issues that left unresolved are sources of unhappiness. Persons lower expectations with maturity; relative to the lowered standards happiness is obviously easier to achieve. This easily could be an artifact … “the unhappy die younger than the happy”. Unhappiness is correlated with a lot of self-destructive behavior: alcoholism, drug abuse, sloth and so forth.

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with maturity, persons improve coping skills to better address those issues that left unresolved are sources of unhappiness. Persons lower expectations with maturity; relative to the lowered standards happiness is obviously easier to achieve.

]]> By: WealthFly » Advisor Blog: Fundmastery http://www.fundmasteryblog.com/2007/09/27/why-are-older-people-happier-than-younger-people/#comment-438 WealthFly » Advisor Blog: Fundmastery Sat, 29 Dec 2007 16:54:48 +0000 http://www.fundmasteryblog.com/2007/09/27/why-are-older-people-happier-than-younger-people/#comment-438 [...] Why Are Older People Happier Than Younger People? [...] […] Why Are Older People Happier Than Younger People? […]

]]> By: laowaitattle http://www.fundmasteryblog.com/2007/09/27/why-are-older-people-happier-than-younger-people/#comment-352 laowaitattle Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:18:43 +0000 http://www.fundmasteryblog.com/2007/09/27/why-are-older-people-happier-than-younger-people/#comment-352 The study missed something important. As many people get older, they don't experience the same agony over those little "symbolic deaths" which plague the young. Who has time to be unhappy about minor things in their old age, when real death looms? Why worry about the small stuff when the coffin and the joyous eternal sleep is waiting? The study missed something important.

As many people get older, they don’t experience the same agony over those little “symbolic deaths” which plague the young. Who has time to be unhappy about minor things in their old age, when real death looms? Why worry about the small stuff when the coffin and the joyous eternal sleep is waiting?

]]> By: dee http://www.fundmasteryblog.com/2007/09/27/why-are-older-people-happier-than-younger-people/#comment-258 dee Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:31:49 +0000 http://www.fundmasteryblog.com/2007/09/27/why-are-older-people-happier-than-younger-people/#comment-258 Are you sure? Im in my mid 30's and im so much happier than my dad who is 70! ha ha ha. You see to my experience, my life had gotten better overtime and even if i come to a breakdown in financial, i had always been able to pick myself up sometimes even better than before. You see when one had youthness and health one has lots of energy to create our lives. Unlike my dad, who at 70 suddenly found himself getting old and is debt ladden, is full of anxiety & insecurity & to top it up his frail and weakening body makes him grumpy, irritated everyday. Though i cant seem to understand why he is so unhappy with life but i came to figure out that when you are that old you may not have the health and energy to recreate your life. Hence his daily mood swings. My only solution to myself for old age is this- prepare your retirement real early.You may not like to be labeled 'the grumpy old man' like my dad. Are you sure? Im in my mid 30’s and im so much happier than my dad who is 70! ha ha ha.
You see to my experience, my life had gotten better overtime and even if i come to a breakdown in financial, i had always been able to pick myself up sometimes even better than before. You see when one had youthness and health one has lots of energy to create our lives. Unlike my dad, who at 70 suddenly found himself getting old and is debt ladden, is full of anxiety & insecurity & to top it up his frail and weakening body makes him grumpy, irritated everyday. Though i cant seem to understand why he is so unhappy with life but i came to figure out that when you are that old you may not have the health and energy to recreate your life. Hence his daily mood swings. My only solution to myself for old age is this- prepare your retirement real early.You may not like to be labeled ‘the grumpy old man’ like my dad.

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