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What do people tend to spend money on, leading to less happiness?
What do people tend to spend money on, leading to less happiness?
- Themselves (correct)
- Family members
- Friends
- Strangers
According to the text, what is the belief about money and happiness?
According to the text, what is the belief about money and happiness?
- Money can buy happiness
- Money can't buy happiness (correct)
- Money is the only source of happiness
- Happiness is not related to money
What does research show about spending money on others?
What does research show about spending money on others?
- It decreases happiness
- It has no effect on happiness
- It increases happiness (correct)
- It only increases happiness in certain countries
Does the amount of money given matter when it comes to increasing happiness by giving to others?
Does the amount of money given matter when it comes to increasing happiness by giving to others?
What do studies conducted in Canada and Uganda show about giving money to others?
What do studies conducted in Canada and Uganda show about giving money to others?
What does data from the Gallup Organization show about people who donate money to charity?
What does data from the Gallup Organization show about people who donate money to charity?
What was the result of the experiment conducted on sales teams in Belgium to compare pro-social and self-focused behavior?
What was the result of the experiment conducted on sales teams in Belgium to compare pro-social and self-focused behavior?
What is DonorsChoose.org?
What is DonorsChoose.org?
How can investing in pro-social behavior lead to better performance and success?
How can investing in pro-social behavior lead to better performance and success?
Can money buy happiness if spent on others instead of oneself?
Can money buy happiness if spent on others instead of oneself?
Study Notes
- Money and happiness are two things people spend a lot of time thinking about.
- The belief that money can't buy happiness is wrong.
- People tend to spend money on themselves, leading to selfishness and less happiness.
- Giving money to others can increase happiness.
- Research shows that spending money on others makes people happier than spending it on themselves.
- The amount of money given does not matter as much as the act of giving itself.
- Studies conducted in Canada and Uganda both show that giving money to others increases happiness.
- Data from the Gallup Organization shows that people who donate money to charity are happier than those who do not.
- Giving money away makes people happier than keeping it for themselves in almost every country in the world.
- Work is not discussed in the text.
- Experiment conducted on sales teams in Belgium to compare pro-social and self-focused behavior
- Teams given money to spend on themselves or on teammates
- Pro-social teams that spent money on teammates sold more than self-focused teams
- Similar experiment conducted on dodgeball teams with same results
- Spending on others has a bigger return than spending on oneself
- DonorsChoose.org is a nonprofit where people can buy school supplies for low-income schools
- Giving to others can benefit oneself more than spending on oneself
- Stop thinking about how to spend money on oneself, start thinking about how to benefit others
- Investing in pro-social behavior can lead to better performance and success
- Money can buy happiness if spent on others instead of oneself
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