{"id":120660,"date":"2025-03-08T20:03:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T20:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/business\/investing\/why-happiness-increases-after-50-don-ezra-explains\/"},"modified":"2025-03-08T20:03:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T20:03:14","slug":"why-happiness-increases-after-50-don-ezra-explains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=120660","title":{"rendered":"Why happiness increases after 50 \u2014 Don Ezra explains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>What if happiness actually increased as you got older? Research suggests that\u2019s exactly the case. In this <em>Coffee Break<\/em>, we welcome back financial expert and author Don Ezra to explore the fascinating concept of the U-Curve of Happiness. Don explains why happiness tends to dip during midlife but then rises again, often surpassing levels experienced in early adulthood. 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