https://theprogressnetwork.org/hope-research/
"What if there were a drug so powerful that it could transform your life? The
people who are on it are all educated, rich, happy, healthy, and surrounded by
friends. Sometimes things go wrong, but they bounce back in no time. Even
better, the drug has no side effects and is free. Would you take it?
I think we all would.
That drug exists, suggests a new study from two Brookings Institution
economists, Carol Graham and Redzo Mujcic. It’s hope.
The study, which uses survey data from 25,000 Australians taken over 14 years,
is the first large-scale, longitudinal analysis of hope—“the most important
positive emotion and socio-emotional trait directly relevant to long-term
outcomes,” say the researchers, but “the least studied dimension of
well-being.”
Their analysis found that those with the highest levels of self-reported hope
were more likely to have a bachelor’s degree, work at a good-paying job, and
live in richer neighborhoods, and less likely to experience a serious illness
or injury, smoke, or be in poor health. They were also more satisfied with
their lives, happier, and less lonely. Hope was even correlated with a smaller
chance of landing in jail.
The hopeful take misfortune less hard and recover from it more quickly. Their
life satisfaction after events such as divorce, job loss, death of a spouse or
child, or bankruptcy dips only slightly before coming back to baseline:"
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
