[Paleopsych] Independent: 'Chronic happiness' the key to success

[Premise Checker]

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article333972.ece
19 December 2005 10:27

By Lyndsay Moss
Published: 19 December 2005

The key to success may be "chronic happiness" rather than simply hard
work and the right contacts, psychologists have found.

Many assume a successful career and personal life leads to happiness.
But psychologists in the US say happiness can bring success.

Researchers from the universities of California, Missouri and Illinois
examined connections between desirable characteristics, life success and
well-being in more than 275,000 people.

They found that happy individuals were predisposed to seek out new goals
in life, leading to success, which also reinforced their already
positive emotions.

The psychologists addressed questions such as whether happy people were
more successful than unhappy people, and whether happiness came before
or after a perceived success.

Writing in Psychological Bulletin, published by the American
Psychological Association, they concluded that "chronically happy
people" were generally more successful in many areas of life than less
happy people.

The key to success may be "chronic happiness" rather than simply hard
work and the right contacts, psychologists have found.

Many assume a successful career and personal life leads to happiness.
But psychologists in the US say happiness can bring success.

Researchers from the universities of California, Missouri and Illinois
examined connections between desirable characteristics, life success and
well-being in more than 275,000 people.

They found that happy individuals were predisposed to seek out new goals
in life, leading to success, which also reinforced their already
positive emotions.

The psychologists addressed questions such as whether happy people were
more successful than unhappy people, and whether happiness came before
or after a perceived success.

Writing in Psychological Bulletin, published by the American
Psychological Association, they concluded that "chronically happy
people" were generally more successful in many areas of life than less
happy people.