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Your unhappiness peaks at age 47.2
« on: January 13, 2020, 10:16:05 AM »
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-13/middle-age-misery-peaks-at-age-of-47-2-economist-says

Happiness is apparently a U-shaped curve, and the bottom of the curve is at 47.2. 
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Re: Your unhappiness peaks at age 47.2
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2020, 10:22:39 AM »
Quote from: MillCreek on January 13, 2020, 10:16:05 AM
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-13/middle-age-misery-peaks-at-age-of-47-2-economist-says

Happiness is apparently a U-shaped curve, and the bottom of the curve is at 47.2. 

Sounds about right for me... but for other reasons...

Turned 47 in November. Have been fighting a very contentious and very expensive custody battle with my ex for the last 8 months or so- been in court 1/2 dozen times in that span of time. If I lose, I'll probably be losing my home because of child support, if I win, my years of savings will be depleted and going to pay for lawyers.
Worst year of my entire adult life.
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Re: Your unhappiness peaks at age 47.2
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2020, 10:40:32 AM »
Sounds about right for me, too.  It was a divorcey time.  Recounting details would not be a good idea.  I'd rather face the rest of this sunny pretty day smiling.

I wonder how closely that 47.2 relates to divorcey things, though.
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Re: Your unhappiness peaks at age 47.2
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2020, 10:44:30 AM »
Quote from: MillCreek on January 13, 2020, 10:16:05 AM
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-13/middle-age-misery-peaks-at-age-of-47-2-economist-says

Happiness is apparently a U-shaped curve, and the bottom of the curve is at 47.2. 

Mmmmm.   Right now (64) isn't so great.  Partly because the more I see of how the world works, the less I like living in it.
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Re: Your unhappiness peaks at age 47.2
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2020, 10:57:54 AM »
My unhappiness peaks, to a shattering crescendo, every Monday morning.
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Re: Your unhappiness peaks at age 47.2
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2020, 11:04:21 AM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on January 13, 2020, 10:57:54 AM
My unhappiness peaks, to a shattering crescendo, every Monday morning.

Yes, but is a plateau really a peak?   :rofl: >:D
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Re: Your unhappiness peaks at age 47.2
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2020, 11:07:43 AM »
I agree with the age 47 average.  I'm 50 now and just starting to come out of my funk.  And I have a good life, good wife (no divorce), good kids, and a good job.  Really nothing to complain about yet I was still miserable for the last few years.  I didn't read the article, but I'm guessing peak unhappiness coincides with slowing down, ageing issues, lack of testosterone, lack of drive, etc.
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Re: Your unhappiness peaks at age 47.2
« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2020, 11:27:21 AM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on January 13, 2020, 10:57:54 AM
My unhappiness peaks, to a shattering crescendo, every Monday morning.

Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays!
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Re: Your unhappiness peaks at age 47.2
« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2020, 11:30:32 AM »
Quote from: Fly320s on January 13, 2020, 11:04:21 AM
Yes, but is a plateau really a peak?   :rofl: >:D


I guess you could say that it's actually a sine wave.
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Re: Your unhappiness peaks at age 47.2
« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2020, 02:09:09 PM »
Sounds like it's approximately a tangent function, not a sine function.

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Re: Your unhappiness peaks at age 47.2
« Reply #10 on: January 13, 2020, 04:20:28 PM »
Funny, but 47 kind of matches my experience, divorcie divorcy divorce time and all.  I'm 63 now, and things look pretty decent.
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Re: Your unhappiness peaks at age 47.2
« Reply #11 on: January 13, 2020, 04:53:49 PM »
57 is the new 47?
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Re: Your unhappiness peaks at age 47.2
« Reply #12 on: January 13, 2020, 06:12:53 PM »
Quote from: RocketMan on January 13, 2020, 04:20:28 PM
Funny, but 47 kind of matches my experience, divorcie divorcy divorce time and all.  I'm 63 now, and things look pretty decent.

At 47, everyone was still alive, and everything still mostly worked.  At 64, not so much.
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Re: Your unhappiness peaks at age 47.2
« Reply #13 on: January 13, 2020, 10:23:08 PM »
62 ain't great either. Today I pulled a 14" stent out of my right kidney by the string it was tied to that was left hanging out... of my pee pee.
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Re: Your unhappiness peaks at age 47.2
« Reply #14 on: January 13, 2020, 10:29:19 PM »
Quote from: HeroHog on January 13, 2020, 10:23:08 PM
62 ain't great either. Today I pulled a 14" stent out of my right kidney by the string it was tied to that was left hanging out... of my pee pee.

Well, look at the bright side, the stent is out.  =|


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Re: Your unhappiness peaks at age 47.2
« Reply #15 on: January 14, 2020, 07:17:12 AM »
My unhappiness was off the freaking charts yesterday...

Stomach bug, mild food poisoning, I don't know, but it was not pleasant. Still not great this morning.
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Re: Your unhappiness peaks at age 47.2
« Reply #16 on: January 14, 2020, 09:46:21 AM »
I guess I'll find out in 33.2 years!   :P
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Re: Your unhappiness peaks at age 47.2
« Reply #17 on: January 15, 2020, 05:53:47 PM »
So I guess I still have 4 years to go before I can justify buying an FN SCAR-H.
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