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Fascinating article on perceived happiness, material wealth, and societal stress (via [livejournal.com profile] tedesson): "How not to buy happiness" by Robert H. Frank

Date: 16 Aug 2004 09:15 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] karenkay.livejournal.com
This article is making the Internet rounds very quickly.:)

Not only does money not buy happiness--becoming a paraplegic doesn't change whether you are happy or not, either. (According to one study I read.)

Date: 16 Aug 2004 12:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] karenkay.livejournal.com
I think that's part of the whole setpoint theory of mood management.

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