They say a problem shared is a problem halved. Now a team of psychologists in the USA has performed a series of studies that suggest sharing your good news multiplies its benefits for your happiness and longer-term life satisfaction.

The researchers found that sharing your good news with another person is especially beneficial, more than writing about it, and more than just enjoying social contact.

The benefits aren't fleeting either.

At the end of the study, those who'd shared positive experiences with another person at least twice a week were happier and more satisfied with life.

(READ the article in the Research Digest)