Day 153 - 3:15pm, 3 June 2019
I watch a short video of Stephen Fry at the Hay Book Festival, recounting the tale of recording the Harry Potter audiobooks and the fun J.K. Rowling had at his expense. After it ends, the next video to play is one showcasing Professor Paul Dalon, a behavioural scientist at the London School of Economics. He says in his talk that the happiest population subgroup are unmarried women over the age of 40 and who, importantly, don't have children. Marriage and having kids may be markers of success, according to societal expectations, but they don't make you happy. Unless that is, you are a man. Those who marry and have kids, live longer and are happier. Jammy buggers!
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