"… the authors report that getting a $10,000 raise is less likely to make you happy than having a happy friend is — in fact, the raise is less likely to make you happy than is having a friend who has a friend who has a friend who is happy."

Good news for you, since I’m in a pretty good mood today.

NYT Book Review of Connected by Nicholas A. Christakis and James H. Fowler

Notes, October 6, 2009