Our lives are better, but I doubt we are happier. Sometimes, I observe people that are much worse (economically) than me, and I see how they laugh. I am in gen

Our lives are better, but I doubt we are happier. Sometimes, I observe people that are much worse (economically) than me, and I see how they laugh. I am in general a happy person, but I don't think I can laugh with the same intensity as they do. I can't find the reference, somebody posted a study where they show that after one year of either winning the lottery or becoming paralytic, people have the same level of happiness. I think is comforting to know that now matter what, we adapt, and we go on with our lives.