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Need A Happiness Boost? Spend Your Money To Buy Time, Not More Stuff
NPR: Money can’t buy happiness, right? Well, some researchers beg to differ. They say it depends on how you spend it. A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciencessuggests that when people spend
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Time, not material goods, ‘raises happiness’
BBC: In an experiment, individuals reported greater happiness if they used £30 ($40) to save time – such as by paying for chores to be done – rather than spending the money on material goods.
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How to fight ‘time famine’ and boost your happiness
CNN: Ashley Whillans’ summer started with what she calls “time famine.” Time famine, a term that first emerged in the scientific literature around 1999, refers to the universal feeling of having too much to do
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One surprising way money can buy happiness, according to scientists
The Washington Post: If you were given $40 on the condition that you had to spend it on something that would make you really happy, what would you do with the money? Some people might
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Caring for Others Can Bring Benefits
Accumulating evidence suggests that providing social support for others can benefit caregivers, boosting feelings of social connection.
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Love Culture: What It Takes to Create a Happy Workplace
Knowledge@Wharton: Knowledge@Wharton: Your study focused on an interesting environment, which was firehouses and firemen. Why did you pick firemen? What you were looking at, and what you were trying to find? Nancy Rothbard: Mandy and
