How satisfied with your life would you say you are on a scale from 1 to 10?
A new study found that if you’re only hovering around a 3, it could be affecting your health in a big way. Or at least not PROTECTING your health.
Research shows that loving life comes with lots of health benefits. You’re less likely to get sick if you’re happy and content. And the new study quantified it.
They asked people to “imagine a ladder with steps numbered from zero at the bottom to 10 at the top.” 10 means the best possible life you could imagine for yourself. Zero is the worst.
They found that on average, the minimum number before you see ANY health benefits is, a 2.7. But once you’re above that, basically a 3 or higher, you see more and more health benefits the higher you go.
It also found that being “excessively” happy, like at a 9 or 10, came with no negative effects, just positive ones. In other words, you can’t OVERDOSE on happiness. More is better.
