'The Happiness Curve' Explains Why Academics in Their 40s Are So Miserable

By Joshua Kim. Along with everybody else.
A takeaway from The Happiness Curve is that we should be recruiting as many people over 50, and preferably over 60 or even 70, as possible to our institutions. Not only will they bring their accumulated years of knowledge and experience and wisdom, they are also likely to be in a good mood. More...