No man is an island! • 12.05.08
CNN published an article today titled: “Happiness is contagious in social networks.“ Here are a few excerpts:
If you’re feeling great today, you may end up inadvertently spreading the joy to someone you don’t even know. New research shows that in a social network, happiness spreads among people up to three degrees removed from one another. That means when you feel happy, a friend of a friend of a friend has a slightly higher likelihood of feeling happy too.
Also interesting to me – it appears that if you are healthy and happy, there is a larger chance that your friends will become so too! That’s exciting… what we do does make a difference for our friends and family.
“Like happiness, both smoking behavior and obesity seem to spread within three degrees of separation in a social network.”
It’s like your mom always said… who your friends are DO matter. On the road to embracing love, life and your health, it’s good to pick the right friends. And, remember, who you are matters to your friends too!
Embrace Love, Embrace Life, Embrace Your Health!
