Why We Get Happier with Age – The Science of the Aging Paradox

Think aging means decline? Think again.
Discover why many people get happier as they get older.
This episode explores the science behind the “aging paradox.”

📝 Full Description
Aging is often portrayed as decline—fading health, relevance, and joy. But what if that’s not the whole story?

In this Deep Dive, we challenge that narrative with data-driven insights and uplifting truths. Discover how emotional well-being increases in later life, and how shifts in time perception, emotional complexity, and positivity bias play a key role in making older adults more content and emotionally resilient.

📚 Topics We Cover:

The “paradox of aging”: more happiness despite more challenges

CDC and Gallup studies on emotional well-being by age

Positivity effect: why older brains focus more on the good

Time perception and why it changes our goals

Cultural reframing: older adults as resources, not burdens

🌱 Whether you're 25 or 75, this episode will shift how you see the path ahead—and how you live now.

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⏱️ Chapters
00:00 – Aging: a misunderstood topic

00:19 – Introducing the “paradox of aging”

01:45 – The longevity revolution

02:55 – Research shows older adults are often happier

04:26 – Emotional complexity and maturity

05:05 – The positivity effect in aging brains

06:21 – Time perception and life goals

08:06 – Older generations as emotional and social assets

09:27 – “Old people might just save us”

10:04 – Rethinking aging: joy, wisdom, purpose

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