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It’s hard to just flip a switch and do this. But if you can manage it, it might make you happy FOREVER.
A new study in the Netherlands found there’s one trait that makes us happier no matter how old we are. It’s true whether you’re in your 30s, 40s, 50s or even 80s. All you have to do is learn to TRUST people more.
They found that having a trusting attitude makes us feel happier and more satisfied with life. And it gets easier and easier the more you do it.
It’s like a feedback loop. The study showed that trusting people makes us happier . . . and being happy makes us want to trust people. Or as they put it, “Trust and well-being mutually reinforce each other over time.”
They say it holds true across all age groups, but makes the biggest difference for kids, teens, and seniors.
The TYPE of trust does matter though. Trusting the people you’re closest to makes the biggest difference, followed by trusting humanity in general.
“Institutional trust” is when you have trust in things like governments, banks, and the healthcare industry. They found that doesn’t make as big of a difference. (Good, because nobody trusts any of those things.)
