Hello Everyone!
I want to recommend you Dan Arieli blog. It contains variety of
topics such as weedings, the connection between money and happiness, emotions etc.
Here are
some from the late posts:
Dear Dan,
I
have sometimes found myself walking behind a woman at night in an unsafe place
and going in the same direction. Even though there is some distance between us,
I can feel the doubt and worry in her mind. How do I handle this situation?
Should I stop or say something? I have places to be, too, but clearly I don’t
want the woman to feel unsafe.
—Steve
Simply pick up your cell phone and call your mother. In the world
of suspicion, nobody who calls his mother at night could be considered a
negative individual.
Or
Dear Dan,
I
have worked very hard for most of my life, and I am getting to feel more secure
and comfortable. But I don’t feel as happy as I expected, given all my
achievements and financial success. I am not one of those hippies who think
that money is not important, but it feels like something is missing. What am I
doing wrong?
—Matt
Don’t worry. The fact that your financial achievements have not
brought you contentment does not mean that you’re a hippie. Social scientists
have long been troubled by the finding that people basically think money will
bring them happiness but it does so less than they expect.
There are two possibilities: First, that money cannot buy
happiness. Second, that money can buy some happiness, but people just don’t
know how to use it that way. The good news is that this seems to be the correct
answer.
In their fascinating book “Happy Money: The Science of Smarter
Spending,” Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton say there are two ways to get more
happiness out of our money. The first is to buy less stuff and more
experiences. We buy a sofa instead of a ski trip, not taking into account that
we will get used to the sofa very quickly and that it will stop being a source
of happiness, while the vacation will likely stay in our minds for a long time.
Second, and more interesting, Drs. Dunn and Norton demonstrate
that we just don’t give enough money away. Which of these would make you
happier: buying a cup of fancy coffee for yourself, buying one for a stranger,
or buying one for a good friend? Buying a cup of coffee for yourself is the
worst. Buying for a stranger will linger in your mind and make you happier for
a longer time, and buying for a friend is the best—it would also increase your
social connection, friendship and long-run happiness.
So money can buy happiness—if we use it right.
