Was Life Better in the “Good Old Days”? Intertemporal Judgments of Life Satisfaction

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Happiness Studies, June 2003

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So either we suck at intertemporal judgement, or "good old days" weren't a thing, or both. https://t.co/TdozMGrlTB

2/ Average respondent says their satisfaction is higher now, but that the "average person" was happier in the past. http://t.co/ej60eqgBXp

2/ Average respondent says their satisfaction is higher now, but that the "average person" was happier in the past. http://t.co/ej60eqgBXp