In a recent study Matthias Mehl, a psychologist at the University of Arizona, found that “people who spend more of their day having deep discussions and less time engaging in small talk seem to be happier.” Using a sample of 79 college students he recorded 30 second snippets of conversation every 12.5 minutes over the course of four days to create an auditory snapshot of their lives. The findings? ”Together, the present findings demonstrate that the happy life is social rather than solitary, and conversationally deep rather than superficial.”
Via NYT
