The last thing I want to talk about, apropos of the issue of the pursuit of happiness, is that study after study have shown that people who are lonely and depressed -- and depression is the other real epidemic in our culture -- are many times more likely to get sick and die prematurely, in part because, as we talked about, they’re more likely to smoke and overeat and drink too much and work too hard and so on.
Ultimul lucru despre care vreau sa vorbesc, apropos de partea cu urmarirea fericirii, este ca studii peste studii au aratat ca persoanele singure si deprimate - depresia fiind cealalta epidemie reala din cultura noatra - sunt mult mai susceptibile de a se imbolnavi si de a muri prematur in parte pentru ca, asa cum am discutat, sunt mai predispusi fumatului, alimentatiei excesive, muncii excesive, etc.