Thinking About Politics Makes You Unhappy
When people think about politics, their happiness decreases. A lot.
Thinking about politics has a similar effect on your happiness as becoming unemployed.
This paper from Angus Deaton (Princeton University) reports on research into the financial crisis and the well-being of Americans.
It sort of proves what we all already knew: If you want to be happy, don’t pay attention to politics.
-Link via @JustinWolfers
