Why you're happiest at age 33
- Fri Apr 06 2012
- Astrid Van Den Broek
Thirty three. That’s the magic age people are happiest at, reports a survey conducted by the U.K. site Friends Reunited. The site surveyed people over the age of 40 and concluded that age won out in happiness over other suspect years, such as the university years (as favoured by six percent of the respondents) or in childhood (selected by only 16 percent as the happiest time in their lives).
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How to make meaningful connections with new and old friends
- Mon Feb 20 2012
- Sarah Treleaven
You spend the first two or three decades of your life making and keeping and occasionally losing friends, but what after that? Much like dating, befriending can actually become harder and harder as we get older. Here, Sally Horchow, author of The Art of Friendship, explains the impact of social networking on real friendship, and how to make genuine new connections (even with your parents).
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Three things I love about the holidays
- Fri Dec 23 2011
- Sarah Treleaven
To be honest, this time of year makes me a little nuts. It's expensive and overstuffed and I sometimes feel like I'm trying to meet a series of intense deadlines. It's the one time of year I find myself writing longer and longer "to do" lists, and I run myself ragged trying to tick off every item.
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Are you nice enough?
- Sun Aug 14 2011
- Sarah Treleaven
I'm working on a story about random acts of kindness, and that means that I have to dedicate a considerable chunk of my time to making an effort to be nice.
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The happiness of keeping my mouth shut
- Fri Jul 29 2011
- Sarah Treleaven
A friend recently confessed an interesting secret: she's dating a man with a girlfriend. In other words, she's the "other woman," relegated to late-night secret rendezvous back at her apartment while the girlfriend plays front and centre and helps the jerk entertain at joint parties.
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What defines a happy person?
- Fri Jul 22 2011
- Astrid Van Den Broek
How do you define a happy person? I mean, are we looking for someone who’s always smiling and saying hello? Or how about the friendliest neighbour on the block? Maybe that colleague who always sees the bright side in everything?
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How does your best friend make you happy?
- Sat Jul 09 2011
- Astrid Van Den Broek
I’ve got besties on the brain this week.
My daughter, freshly busted out of school for two months, has already hooked up with her best friend — in fact the two of them are not only playing soccer two nights a week together, but tackling about five weeks of camp together.
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