200 Coffees

Posted by alagappanr on Friday October 09, 2015 @03:33PM
from the blog.jaredfriedman.com dept.

http://blog.jaredfriedman.com/2015/10/08/200-coffees/

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Re:200 Coffees by Albright on Friday October 09, 2015 @04:49PM (#10363189)

> But with Starbucks in 65 countries now, the world is flatter than ever, and it didn’t feel like I would learn that much.

This is such a jaw-droppingly ignorant and unaware comment that I can't even imagine how--

> Instead I decided to stay in San Francisco

…And suddenly it all makes sense.

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Re:200 Coffees by joshavant on Friday October 09, 2015 @05:32PM (#10363397)

Does anybody have a source for this?

> A six year study of middle aged men showed that having more friends was the most powerful predictor of having a long life, more important than not smoking or getting exercise.

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Re:200 Coffees by ninja_to_be on Saturday October 10, 2015 @01:26PM (#10366174)

I found a related article on New York Times but not a exact research paper. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/03/health/03aging.html?pagewa...

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Re:200 Coffees by Chefkoochooloo on Friday October 09, 2015 @06:01PM (#10363509)

Connections are important. It affects us mentally and emotionally. I am not that surprised that having more friends will result in a longer life span.

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