Paul Scheer

I mean, your grandmother could have told you this, but it's good to have friends. It's good to have families. We have people who love and respect you. Yes, there are happy loners, but on average, being alone is not good for your soul. So that's some obvious things. I'll tell you two non-obvious ones that you may not have known. One is happiness changes in the lifespan, and

I mean, your grandmother could have told you this, but it's good to have friends. It's good to have families. We have people who love and respect you. Yes, there are happy loners, but on average, being alone is not good for your soul. So that's some obvious things. I'll tell you two non-obvious ones that you may not have known. One is happiness changes in the lifespan, and

I'll ask you again, let's see, maybe you'll, you'll prove me wrong. When are people the happiest in their lives? I would think in childhood. It's a good guess. And they are not unhappy in childhood. They get, they're, they're pretty happy as children. Childhood depression is, is rare, but that's not the answer. People are happiest on average in their seventies and their eighties.

I'll ask you again, let's see, maybe you'll, you'll prove me wrong. When are people the happiest in their lives? I would think in childhood. It's a good guess. And they are not unhappy in childhood. They get, they're, they're pretty happy as children. Childhood depression is, is rare, but that's not the answer. People are happiest on average in their seventies and their eighties.

I'll ask you again, let's see, maybe you'll, you'll prove me wrong. When are people the happiest in their lives? I would think in childhood. It's a good guess. And they are not unhappy in childhood. They get, they're, they're pretty happy as children. Childhood depression is, is rare, but that's not the answer. People are happiest on average in their seventies and their eighties.

In fact, what, uh, what happiness shows if you graph it over time is a perfect you. where you start off pretty happy, you've got childhood, you dip, dip, dip, until you're about your mid-50s. And honestly, for a lot of people, that's the worst time of their lives.

In fact, what, uh, what happiness shows if you graph it over time is a perfect you. where you start off pretty happy, you've got childhood, you dip, dip, dip, until you're about your mid-50s. And honestly, for a lot of people, that's the worst time of their lives.

In fact, what, uh, what happiness shows if you graph it over time is a perfect you. where you start off pretty happy, you've got childhood, you dip, dip, dip, until you're about your mid-50s. And honestly, for a lot of people, that's the worst time of their lives.

And then it creeps back up again until when you get to your 70s and 80s, until the very last period when maybe bad health really takes over. You are typically happier when you were an adolescent, happier than as a child, happier than in midlife. And this finding's been replicated all around the world.

And then it creeps back up again until when you get to your 70s and 80s, until the very last period when maybe bad health really takes over. You are typically happier when you were an adolescent, happier than as a child, happier than in midlife. And this finding's been replicated all around the world.

And then it creeps back up again until when you get to your 70s and 80s, until the very last period when maybe bad health really takes over. You are typically happier when you were an adolescent, happier than as a child, happier than in midlife. And this finding's been replicated all around the world.

It brings us back to memory. Where if I think about my childhood, sometimes I just dredge up some happy pictures, happy events, and forget about all of the times where I was miserable. And if you have young kids, young kids are very sad a lot of the time. They're bored, they're lonely.

It brings us back to memory. Where if I think about my childhood, sometimes I just dredge up some happy pictures, happy events, and forget about all of the times where I was miserable. And if you have young kids, young kids are very sad a lot of the time. They're bored, they're lonely.

It brings us back to memory. Where if I think about my childhood, sometimes I just dredge up some happy pictures, happy events, and forget about all of the times where I was miserable. And if you have young kids, young kids are very sad a lot of the time. They're bored, they're lonely.

You wouldn't think old age is the time for happiness because your health is declining, your power is declining, maybe your social status is declining. But the mindset changes. Your personality shifts in various ways. you're less neurotic, you're more conscientious, and you could become satisfied and attain a sort of wisdom.

You wouldn't think old age is the time for happiness because your health is declining, your power is declining, maybe your social status is declining. But the mindset changes. Your personality shifts in various ways. you're less neurotic, you're more conscientious, and you could become satisfied and attain a sort of wisdom.

You wouldn't think old age is the time for happiness because your health is declining, your power is declining, maybe your social status is declining. But the mindset changes. Your personality shifts in various ways. you're less neurotic, you're more conscientious, and you could become satisfied and attain a sort of wisdom.

And I think a lot of talk of wisdom is often nonsense, but the happiness data is just clear. People who are much older will tell you that they're much happier.

And I think a lot of talk of wisdom is often nonsense, but the happiness data is just clear. People who are much older will tell you that they're much happier.

And I think a lot of talk of wisdom is often nonsense, but the happiness data is just clear. People who are much older will tell you that they're much happier.