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What is happiness, actually?
feelingtones.substack.com
Contrary to what we might expect, the study found that the link between economic growth, as measured by GDP per capita, and life satisfaction weakened as countries became more affluent. In other words, once a certain economic threshold is reached, additional wealth does not significantly boost happiness.
Eric W. Dolan • Extensive analysis of 152 countries uncovers societal determinants of happiness
In line with the $100k per year (outside the big cities) income requirement below which money does indeed make you happier
I prefer meaning to happiness: Peter Thiel
youtube.comWhen I say you’re not getting your joy back, I mean that you’re looking in the wrong direction. What brought you joy in the past might not be what brings you joy in the future. And looking to recreate the past holds the risk of speedrunning you right back to the present. So when you say that you now loathe what you used to love that might be your... See more
How to get your joy back
the more attention we need to pay to things outside of ourselves, the less time we have to dwell on the monsters inside our heads
WeCroak
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LessWrong
lesswrong.com
People are happy enough rich, and people are happy enough poor. But it’s hard to imagine anyone happy without a feeling that their actions have some impact, however small. Even if you’re not going to be remembered by history, you want to be remembered by your barista. The prisoner, though largely robbed of power, is probably happier if he can vex... See more