Want to live longer and “climb every mountain”? Make friends.

Posted on April 21st, 2009 by admin

Today's NY Times has an article "What Are Friends For? A Longer Life," filled with stats on how people with strong friendships get less colds, have less heart disease, etc….

I love the quote below - a strong reminder at how important it is for friends and fellow employees to have  each other’s backs:

“Last year, researchers studied 34 students at the University of Virginia, taking them to the base of a steep hill and fitting them with a weighted backpack. They were then asked to estimate the steepness of the hill. Some participants stood next to friends during the exercise, while others were alone.

The students who stood with friends gave lower estimates of the steepness of the hill. And the longer the friends had known each other, the less steep the hill appeared.”

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  1. Hi There,

    Informative! i'll definately return in future :)

    G

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