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And this other study comes to the opposite conclusion: "People are least happy in their 40s and early 50s. They reach a nadir at a global average of 46".

http://www.economist.com/node/17722567

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Obviously, I have no first-hand experience to speak from, but I can't help but think that there's likely to be some systematic bias involved in asking exclusively people over 65. I'm not claiming I know specifically what it is, but it seems overwhelmingly likely. It may have something to do with their 40s being the most recent previous "era" of their life; they're so far removed from the person they were when they were 20 and 30 that it's just not fathomable to go back to that.

I don't necessarily know what it would be, but I'd take the results of the poll with a grain of salt, especially considering this contradictory link.

> they're so far removed from the person they were when they were 20 and 30 that it's just not fathomable to go back to that.

I asked my wife's grandfather on his 88th birthday: Forget the mirror, how old do you feel on the inside? His answer: 33.

As a 48 yo, I gotta tell you I wouldn't believe I'm mentally past 22 without the mirror. But maybe that just means I'm incredibly immature. :)

I am 38 and still mostly feel like a teenager. There is an interesting look at the issue http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2007/03/what...

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