Harvard Study Shows Happiness Has a Ripple Effect, Spills Over to Others

Happiness is catching. Happiness spreads throughChristakis, is the first of its kind to demonstrate the
friends, spouses, siblings and neighbors. There is aexistence of clusters of happy and sad individuals.
ripple effect whereby happiness extends widelyHappiness depends upon the happiness of those
through social networks, even between people whoaround them. What’s more, individuals who
may not know one another. One’s happinesssurround themselves with happy people are more likely
depends on the degree of happiness of thoseto be happy in the future. One’s future
surrounding her.happiness can actually be predicted by the number of
Happiness depends upon the happiness of thosehappy people surrounding them and the degree to
around themwhich the social network as a whole experiences
A study performed at Harvard University, by Nicholasconstructive emotions, such as happiness.