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Thursday, August 12, 2010

But will it make you happy?

A great article I read this morning with my morning coffee -
http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/110275/but-will-it-make-you-happy


some of my favorites lines from the article:

-  Mr. Belic says his documentary shows that "the one single trait that's common among every single person who is happy is strong relationships."

-  In other words, waiting for something and working hard to get it made it feel more valuable and more stimulating.

-  One major finding is that spending money for an experience — concert tickets, French lessons, sushi-rolling classes, a hotel room in Monaco — produces longer-lasting satisfaction than spending money on plain old stuff.

-  "The idea that you need to go bigger to be happy is false," she says. "I really believe that the acquisition of material goods doesn't bring about happiness."

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