If your a man around 40 or a women about 50 and in the doldrums, cheer up happiness may be right around the corner.
A study of nations around the world has identified that after men and women pass their special age they become happier. Once happiness turns up it keeps on going.
In fact happiness is “U” shaped, you start out in happy and vigorous in your 20’s and then buffeted by experience it starts downhill. Finally the sense of wellbeing or lack of it levels off and then starts back again only to continue through your later years. Two scientists in the article explores some theories about why this phenomena takes place.
