The Economist: CLEARLY, a person’s decisions are determined by circumstances. Just how closely they are determined, however, has only recently become apparent. Experiments conducted over the past few years have revealed that giving someone an icy drink at a party leads him to believe he is getting the cold shoulder More
Glamour: If someone handed you a big pile of cash right this second, would you be happy? OK, I admit, I would hardly be weeping into my breakfast if this happened to me–but bear with my entirely-hypothetical example for a second, because a new study is showing that money doesn’t More
Forbes: Would you rather have money or respect? According to a new report by researchers at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, and published in the journal Psychological Science, how much you are respected and admired by those around you contributes more to your overall More
Shape Magazine: They say money can’t buy happiness, and “they” would be right. According to a new study, a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T goes a lot further than a paycheck when it comes to being happy for the long haul. Published recently in the journal Psychological Science, researchers did a total of More
bild der wissenschaft: Geld macht nicht glücklich – soziale Anerkennung sehr wohl Dass Glück sich nicht erkaufen lässt, ist eine Binsenweisheit. Jetzt geben Ergebnisse einer amerikanischen Studie Hinweise darauf, was uns tatsächlich glücklich macht: Anerkennung durch unser soziales Umfeld scheint demnach die wichtigste Voraussetzung dafür zu sein, dass wir uns More
TODAY Online: The respect of friends and colleagues makes people happier than being wealthy because the enjoyment we get from money fades, a study has found. The admiration and respect of our peers has a greater bearing on our overall happiness in life than our bank balance or the status More
