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Sep 14, 2020 · September 14, 2020. ProStock-Studio/Getty Images. Summary. Although some studies show that wealthier people tend to be happier, prioritizing money over time can actually have the opposite effect....
May 17, 2011 · Money and the Meaning of Life. by. Bill Taylor. May 17, 2011. Post. Everywhere you look, there’s compelling evidence that the single-minded pursuit of wealth often leads smart people to do...
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Apr 5, 2018 · Money and happiness. First, a thinking exercise. Let’s say you have two hypothetical people: one of them is named Beff Jezos and he’s a billionaire, and the other is named Jill Smith and she has a more average net worth. Who do you think would be happiest if their wealth was instantly doubled?
- Aristotle. In Aristotelian philosophy, virtue is the key requirement for a life well lived. But while his stoic contemporaries thought virtue alone would assure a good life, Aristotle knew that a few other things would be needed.
- Thoreau. (Illustration by Julia Suits.) Henry David Thoreau is famous for retreating to a cabin near Walden pound and writing a book about his experiment of living a simple, self-sufficient life in the wilderness.
- Epicurus. (Getty images/BigThink) Epicurus was a philosopher with some bold ideas on how to make people happy. He lived in the countryside in a large house with a dozen other people where they all lived communally.
- Nietzsche. (Getty Images) Nietzsche was one of the prominent members of the chronically asking for money club. His books didn’t sell well at all, and he never had much money during his productive years.
Oct 30, 2017 · By Jill Suttie | October 30, 2017. It may seem that money is a sure path to prestige and happiness. After all, many of our most well-paid citizens are held up as role models of success, leading seemingly perfect, enviable lives. Still, some people embrace the opposite idea: Money can’t buy you happiness. So, which of these is right?
Feb 8, 2018 · Psychologists who study the impact of wealth and inequality on human behavior have found that money can powerfully influence our thoughts and actions in ways that we’re often not aware of, no matter our economic circumstances.