photo jaja friend dorie lunch yesterday needed only were some catching also hoping some dorie's magic would know appreciate different friends different reasons introspective friend another witty then there's gets worked about politics injustices like being around different people because they does after spending time together find ourselves thinking more critically sense humor sharper feel incited action dorie happy light-hearted friend always count buoyant somehow manages that without seeming being least fake what's even more impressive that manages genuinely buoyant when everything life isn't perfect it's amazing don't have friend like highly recommend that find friends with friends because friends with apparently happiness power seep through three degrees separation little research back although don't need scientific researchers tell that people's moods attitudes found this article social networks happiness really fascinating study nicholas christakis harvard james fowler uc-sd found this social networks have clusters happy unhappy people within them that reach three degrees separation person's happiness related happiness their friends their friends friends their friends friends friends that people well beyond their social horizon happiness short merely function personal experience also property groups research also suggests that same principle applies online social networks they traced pattern line part studying profile photos within network friends you're looking extra glum your facebook twitter profile might just have drop that thing money can't really didn't need couple scientists tell can't happiness that's married really happy rather than really rich well also didn't know really rich ones jason's inherent happiness very attractive from moment never looked back what think increased happiness probability adding happy friend your circle compared having extra income each additional happy friend increases your probability being happy about nine percent study says compared with only percent increase probable happiness from money study used dollars which annoyed found special inflation calculator help translate makes feel very rich indeed being married happy also makes surprised that crave regular dose dorie side maybe should talking into weekly lunch even lunch i'll probably with happiness budget surplus let's multiply cost having lunch with dorie every week extra happiness i'll gain divide that lost billable hours wait when happy more creative efficient that complicates equation math makes unhappy i'll stop here 