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The happiness curve: Why life starts looking up again at the age of 51

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    Gibdeck
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    I'd like to read this but it's behind a wall.

    I'd like to read this but it's behind a wall.

    3 votes
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      Algernon_Asimov
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      Here's the version that appeared on my local newspaper: The happiness curve: why life starts looking up again at 50 That should be a soft paywall: they allow 30 free articles per month.

      Here's the version that appeared on my local newspaper: The happiness curve: why life starts looking up again at 50

      That should be a soft paywall: they allow 30 free articles per month.

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      1. Gibdeck
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        Thanks for the article alternative, I appreciate it!

        Thanks for the article alternative, I appreciate it!

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    1. Algernon_Asimov
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      There's nothing in the article to indicate that the author is retired. She might have been a stay-at-home mother; you don't get to retire from that. She's currently writing for payment (as...

      There's nothing in the article to indicate that the author is retired. She might have been a stay-at-home mother; you don't get to retire from that. She's currently writing for payment (as evidenced by this very article); she may still be fully engaged in the workforce. Why do you assume she's retired?

      As for what there actually is to do at 51... I assume you're under 30. You wouldn't say that if you were 50-ish. There are a lot of things to do in one's 50s, even if they're different to the things one might do in one's 20s or 30s.

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