Well naturally. We have UCSC which is perpetually ranked within the top 10 in the world for research impact. And we have banana slugs who can have sex as either gender. And surf.
California Today: Want to Be Happy? Move to Santa Cruz
[Mike McPhate]
Mike McPhate
CALIFORNIA TODAY MARCH 8, 2017
Good morning.
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Beaches, prosperity and an intellectual zest.
Maybe it’s no surprise that the Santa Cruz region was the highest-ranked metropolitan area in California in the latest Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.
For the ranking, researchers conducted more than 350,000 phone interviews nationally in 2015 and 2016. People were asked about their cities, jobs, health and social lives.
California was well represented, with seven metropolitan areas among the top 25 of nearly 190 surveyed. The Santa Cruz area was No. 3 overall, followed by San Luis Obispo, No. 7, and Santa Barbara, No. 12.
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Geographical gifts, it would appear, don’t hurt. All three are perched near the Pacific and graced by rolling hills. They are also home to highly regarded university campuses — Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, U.C. Santa Cruz and U.C. Santa Barbara.
Dan Witters, the survey’s research director, said Santa Cruzans ranked first in the nation on one question that is a powerful predictor of overall well-being: 76 percent said they “learn or do something interesting everyday.”
“That’s a real vanguard of high well-being cities,” he said, “and they knock it out of the park.”
rubato wrote:76 percent said they “learn or do something interesting everyday.”
There's an old English expression which leaps to mind.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
