Tag: Money
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Is your idea of “perfect happiness” based on a myth?
Nearly all of us buy into what we call the myths of happiness—beliefs that certain adult achievements (marriage, kids, jobs, wealth) will make us forever happy and that certain adult failures or adversities (health problems, divorce, financial struggles) will make us forever unhappy. Overwhelming research, however, reveals that there is no magic formula for happiness […]
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Discover How to Buy Happiness
Michael Norton shares fascinating research on how money can, indeed buy happiness — when you don’t spend it on yourself. Listen for surprising data on the many ways pro-social spending can benefit you, your work, and (of course) other people. Michael Norton is a professor of business administration in the marketing unit at the Harvard […]
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What if money was no object?
“Let’s suppose, I do this often in vocational guidance of students, they come to me and say, well, “we’re getting out of college and we have the faintest idea what we want to do”. So I always ask the question, “What would you like to do if money were no object? How would you really […]
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The perks of giving: how spending money on others can lower blood pressure
According to a new study, “prosocial spending” may be as good for blood pressure as a healthy diet and exercise A lot of people believe that the way to become happier and healthier is by spending money on one’s self. Putting in extra hours at work and saving up money to be able to buy […]