The U-shaped happiness curve is wrong: many people do not get happier as they get older
The U-shaped happiness curve is wrong: many people do not get happier as they get older: A comforting myth. tommaso lizzul/Shutterstock On average, happiness declines as we approach middle age, bottoming out in our 40s but then picking back up as we head into retirement, according to a number of studies. This so-called U-shaped curve …
