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Happiness Is Contagious

By The Daily Dish

Dec 6 2008, 1:45 AM ET

By Patrick Appel
From a study on happiness and social networks:

The happiness of an individual is associated with the happiness of people up to three degrees removed in the social network. Happiness, in other words, is not merely a function of individual experience or individual choice but is also a property of groups of people.

(hat tip: Mind Hacks)



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