Re:The Anatomy of Determination
by timwiseman on Sunday September 06, 2009 @01:31AM
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What it sounds like you are saying is that it can, in the right circumstances, create a feedback loop in either direction. And you are right.
With that said, Nico had an excellent point. For most people their friends will include a peer group that almost certainly makes similar incomes to theirs, and for most people you will only really start making a lot of friends at a higher socio-economic point on the ladder when you move up to (or are in the process of moving up to) that same higher point yourself.
If you're in a good mood - you'll smile more. And if you are in a bad mood - but you make a conscious effort to smile - your mood will change to become better.
Good mood leads to smiling. And smiling leads to good mood. Its circular.
Similarly - rich friends will lead you to become richer. And once you're rich you'll make more wealthier friends. It goes both ways.