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Read a research that said above a certain amount of money (75K yearly or so) you won't be any happier. What makes us happy is finding meaning in relationships a
by joelbluminator 7y ago
Read a research that said above a certain amount of money (75K yearly or so) you won't be any happier. What makes us happy is finding meaning in relationships and the work we do (meaning, not money). If what you do feels important to you , odds are you are happier. If you work for Google but struggle to find any meaning in your work odds are you aren't that much happier than the average cop or teacher. Marriage and kids can help but are not the only way to get there.
- grandmczeb 7y agoThat study is extremely misunderstood and frankly the idea that money isn’t correlated to happiness after some moderate income level (e.g. 75k) is flat out not supported by evidence. https://www.vox.com/2015/6/20/8815813/orange-is-the-new-black-piper-chapman-happiness-study https://www.vox.com/2015/6/20/8815813/orange-is-the-new-blac...
- joelbluminator 7y agoIntuitively it makes sense to me. I can see how someone who makes 160K might feel a bit better about himself than someone who makes 80K, but that's not really happiness is it? It's some kind of contentment. And how much happier is he? He makes 2x as much so he's 2x happier? Obviously the correlation more money = more happiness isn't strong and declines after a certain amount.
- joelbluminator 7y agoPutting that specific research aside, there's a wealth of data on what makes humans happy and money/social status isn't as high on the list as you'd expect.