happiness has nothing to do with wealth

[Amby 490]

Wealth, fame and good looks may be a formula for anxiety rather than happiness, a new study suggests.

Psychologists at the University of Rochester evaluated survey responses from 147 recent graduates, noting their achievements and their level of happiness over a period of two years. People's goals were divided into two categories: extrinsic (things like wealth, fame and personal image) and intrinsic (for example, meaningful relationships, health and personal growth). Achieving intrinsic goals led to higher self-esteem and a greater sense of well-being, the researchers statistical analysis revealed. But, in a snub for the American dream, attaining the extrinsic goals of wealth and fame led to anxiety and unhappiness.

The more people achieve their extrinsic goals, the more "they tend to feel like pawns, like they're on a treadmill running forever and they're not really in charge of themselves," Edward Deci, a co-author of the study, told LiveScience. "They miss out on the things that are important," he said.

At least among the study group of young college graduates, those who focused on a goal tended to reach it. Since previous studies have shown that reaching their goals may make people happier, the graduates might have been expected to become happier over time. But this new research adds a twist.

This study shows that having the right kind of goals is what matters, said Leaf Van Boven a psychologist at the University of Colorado who was not involved in the study. "Basically, these are strong, important results for understanding the relationship between life goals and well-being," he said.

The study will be published in the June edition of the Journal of Research in Personality.

The results cannot be boiled down easily, Van Boven said. "This is a difficult area of study because the gold standard — double-blind, randomized experiments — isn't possible when it comes to enduring individual differences," he said. The method used is the "next best" option he said.

http://www.livescience.com/health/090528-g...appiness-2.html

[mawilson 2,133]

Bollocks I say.

[Amby 490]

Bollocks I say.

Yes...this article was meant for you

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Bollocks I say.

I concur. Now I will proceed to kill meeeeself

[EstebanTrabajos 7]

that means that my trust fund isn't supposed to gimme the happizzzz?

[Chica Yeyé 41]

that means that my trust fund isn't supposed to gimme the happizzzz?

I tell you... we have been lied to

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

I'm pretty happy. What next?

[Peikko 1,575]

Lack of wealth can limit one's 'happiness' potential in so far as say, you might not be able to afford to fulfill certain desires without it. However, it's also true that being wealthy does not necessarily guarantee one will meet a compatible partner or all those other rather less tangible conduits of happiness

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I dunno - I hear a person can have lots of fun rolling around naked on a hotel bed covered with cash

Seriously, if wealth = happiness then surely no rich person would commit suicide.

[Peikko 1,575]

EWww, money is filthy! I wouldn't roll around in it naked, and on a hotel bed where those covers are infested too? Sounds like a recipe for sickness

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Yeah money is filthy.

When handling any notes you should work under the assumption that it may have been used to snort cocaine with and that at some point it could also have been inserted in some foul orifice.

[Peikko 1,575]

No wonder we all prefer plastic...

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

For filth control, if nothing else.

[Niels Bohr 72]

Happiness has nothing to do with wealth? Take a look at this video!

[jundp 191]

Silliness.

Money alone cannot make you happy.

Love alone cannot sustain life.

A person can be happy and be poor, or happy and be wealthy. Or happy and solidly middle class.