Saturday, July 31, 2010

Too Much Small Talk Linked to Unhappiness

(Scientific American) UPDATED 2010-03-08
The next time you're bemoaning the weather with a co-worker, try steering the conversation toward something more meaningful instead. Scientists have found that there's a strong correlation between meaningful conversation and happiness. In fact, in a study of 20,000 people, those who reported being happiest had twice as many substantive conversations, and underwent one third less small talk than their unhappier peers.   
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