What Makes Older People Happy

http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2014 ... ss&emc=rss

"Every year, my husband and I wonder what kind of birthday gift to give his dad, now 86 years old. The newest gadget, which may be admired but almost surely will be put in a drawer? Something much more ordinary, like one of the cardigan sweaters he wears day in and day out?

We know very well what Mel would really enjoy: a weeklong visit with us and our children, with lots of time spent eating out in comfortable restaurants where he doesn’t have to strain to follow the conversation. But that is hard to engineer, since we all live far away.

A recent study helps me better why understand Mel so appreciates the same tried-and-true interactions that provoke a “not again” groan from my husband. The report, scheduled for publication this year in The Journal of Consumer Research, finds that the kinds of experiences that make people happy tend to change over time.

When we’re young and believe we have a long future ahead, the authors found, we prefer extraordinary experiences outside the realm of our day-to-day routines. But when we’re older and believe that our time is limited, we put more value on ordinary experiences, the stuff of which our daily lives are made."...

Finding a feather in the great outdoors....
Watching the morning sun paint Mt. Rosalie a pale pink(first thing from my bed)....
Stillness so sweet, that only the birds and the breeze break it's mellow moment....

MOMENTS in time,NOT money, make up the sum of one's life.

homeagain wrote: Finding a feather in the great outdoors....
Watching the morning sun paint Mt. Rosalie a pale pink(first thing from my bed)....
Stillness so sweet, that only the birds and the breeze break it's mellow moment....

MOMENTS in time,NOT money, make up the sum of one's life.

I agree. As long as those moments are filled with money.

Reverend Revelant wrote:

homeagain wrote: Finding a feather in the great outdoors....
Watching the morning sun paint Mt. Rosalie a pale pink(first thing from my bed)....
Stillness so sweet, that only the birds and the breeze break it's mellow moment....

MOMENTS in time,NOT money, make up the sum of one's life.

I agree. As long as those moments are filled with money.

And don't take all your money.

"I want a beer and I want to see something naked..." - Jeff Foxworthy

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BlazerBob wrote: newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/11/w...?partner=rss&emc=rss

"Every year, my husband and I wonder what kind of birthday gift to give his dad, now 86 years old. The newest gadget, which may be admired but almost surely will be put in a drawer? Something much more ordinary, like one of the cardigan sweaters he wears day in and day out?

We know very well what Mel would really enjoy: a weeklong visit with us and our children, with lots of time spent eating out in comfortable restaurants where he doesn’t have to strain to follow the conversation. But that is hard to engineer, since we all live far away.

A recent study helps me better why understand Mel so appreciates the same tried-and-true interactions that provoke a “not again” groan from my husband. The report, scheduled for publication this year in The Journal of Consumer Research, finds that the kinds of experiences that make people happy tend to change over time.

When we’re young and believe we have a long future ahead, the authors found, we prefer extraordinary experiences outside the realm of our day-to-day routines. But when we’re older and believe that our time is limited, we put more value on ordinary experiences, the stuff of which our daily lives are made."...

I think thats a load of Happy Horsesh!t.

The things that most younger people do for fun, just isn't fun, and older people discovered that a long time ago