The researchers found that happiness followed a U-shaped curve between the age of 20 and 70. This led to the finding that 23 and 69 is the age when we are full of happiness.
What is the happiest time of your life?
Plus, the researchers noted the two most important years when happiness peaks: ages 23 and 69.
At what age are you happiest?
In one large study from the Brookings Institute, for example, scientists found happiness was high for 18- to 21-year-olds and then dropped steadily until about age 40. But past middle age, the pattern began to reverse—gradually climbing back up to its highest point at age 98!