The secret to success at the age of 30

Surveys of British scientists show that happiness in adolescence is the motivation for young people to be more successful when they reach the age of 30.

Surveys by scientist Jan-Emmanuel De Neve at the University of London (UK) and colleagues show that people who feel happy at the ages of 16-18 will have an income 10% higher than the average when they were 30 years old.

In contrast, those who feel unhappy will have an average income of 30% less than the average in the future at their respective ages.

The research team also found an increase in the level of life satisfaction at age 22, which is also closely related to income growth at age 29.

De Neve said: 'If I see someone who feels extremely dissatisfied at the age of 20 or 21, then compare them to another person of the same age but is very satisfied with their life, the statistics will be reported a difference of about $ 10,000 in income in the future '.

Scientists analyzed the data of 10,000 people. Survey participants were asked about their own happiness and satisfaction in life at 16 and 18 years old. Later, when they entered the age of 29, they continued to be surveyed about personal income.

The research team confirms many factors that make happy people successful such as the ability to achieve a high level of education, optimism, wide relationships and opportunities for advancement .

Christopher Snowdown, a scientist at the British Institute of Economics, said the survey contributes to a growing trend of research into a positive relationship between happiness and income.

Psychologist Elaine Fox at Essex University (UK) says the new evidence-based conclusion suggests that it is reasonable for happier people to have higher than average incomes.

De Neve said the government should have a policy of caring and strengthening the conditions that make teenagers happy for their future benefits, including a proper appreciation of the level of happiness. happiness both socially and economically.

The study was published in the American Journal of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, co-author Andrew Oswald of the University of Warwick (UK), which considers other factors that influence income issues such as intelligence index (IQ), gender and socio-economic class.