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December 30, 2008

Are Older People Happier?

By Margaret Bassett

So what advice does this research offer people seeking to stay happy as they age? Since how one perceives one's circumstances seems to have much more to do with happiness than the actual circumstances, this strongly suggests that what matters most is attitude.

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So what advice does this research offer people seeking to stay happy as they age? Since how one perceives one's circumstances seems to have much more to do with happiness than the actual circumstances, this strongly suggests that what matters most is attitude.

Authors Bio:
Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.

Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.

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