Money Vs. Happiness, Which One Makes You Perform Better?

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When it comes to productivity, which one motivates you better? Is it money or your happiness?

As people say, when you are happy doing something, nothing really bothers you as long as you keep your focus on your work. That means to say that you are passionate about your craft. For whatever reason, you are just there to deliver. However, when money becomes involved, doesn't that change your motivation to a higher level?

Performance is seen as how you carry yourself on the journey behind that output. It's more of the qualities that you equipped yourself in order to perform better.

Personally, I would say that money can buy happiness. With money, you can buy what you want. When you are able to make that happen, you become happy. On the other hand, it's joy that money can't buy. Joy has something to do with your inner fulfillment. It is about the things that you have fulfilled emotionally and psychologically.

But when it comes to performing better, is it about the money that drives you or you are just happy doing it?


A class was divided into 6 groups. Each group had 5 members each. The first 3 groups (A) were separated in a room from the other 3 groups (B).

The task is to build the tallest structure within 25 minutes. They were given 20 pieces of spaghetti sticks, 1 roll of yarn, and a marshmallow. The team that has the tallest structure as the clock expires will be the winner.

However, the 1st 3 groups (A) were informed that they'll get $500 for whoever builds the tallest structure while the remaining 3 groups (B) were not. So that gives the first 3 groups a whole lot of motivation.

As the activity goes on, group A was more intense about winning the activity because $500 is at stake. Meanwhile, group B was just enjoying the process and gave out many suggestions on how to efficiently build the tallest structure.

As the clock expires, the group under A that had the tallest structure had 21 inches tall while the group under B had 25 inches tall.

This goes to show that group B had performed better than group A. It is because they were just having fun all throughout the activity. They come up with a lot of suggestions and they tried out each as much as possible. They were not under pressure and so their brains functioned well.

Meanwhile, the groups in A were deeply motivated because of the reward. It's mind conditioning of "if-then" reward. The tendency is that their brains were too focused on getting the reward and the ideas were narrowed to only limited ones.

Basically, when it comes to creative tasks, happiness will surely make you perform better. Then again, when money gets involves, it gets into your personal beliefs and values because a person would do what it takes to get that money.

Does that explain to strip clubs too?

Meanwhile, productivity wouldn't be a sort of issue at work if you love what you are doing. But other people would say that it's the motivation that drives you to perform better and not the end result you focused on.

If you are a teacher, you love teaching and it is your passion, you are getting paid for it, wouldn't that boost your drive to perform better and be productive? That explains how motivation influences a person's drive towards achieving a goal.

But if you only do your job for money, then one would expect you to be less effective and efficient because you don't have the full commitment of doing it.


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Thanks for reading.

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In short, it is relatively important to put your heart into everything you. Quality is much better when we do it with love rather than the tangible rewards we receive. Money can make us happy but won't give us joy. There is a big difference between the two. Thank you for this another wonderful article ate Jea

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1 year ago

Hey Neil, no probs. I know that you know your priorities so everything you do must be in harmony. Keep fighting!

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1 year ago

One of my professors back then said that being a teacher should not always be perceived as a job, but rather a mission. If you're a teacher who's only motivated by money/salary, not the happiness that you can get in teaching your students, then you won't last in that profession.

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1 year ago

That's totally right. It's more of a commitment. ❤

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1 year ago

For now money is happiness. Needed it and I become happy when I pay for something that I really need... Not just wants.

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1 year ago

Exactly. Basta maka sustenar lang sa needs, payts naman guro na.

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1 year ago

I would love both haha! Pero atong nka work ko abroad, ning resign jud ko bisan pag dako ang sweldo oi kay dili mn ko happy...

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1 year ago

Who wouldn't want both naman madam no? Hehe. Ngano man? Toxic ang workplace? Homesick?

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1 year ago

I agree ate, even in work mas motivated ang employee kapag masaya at maganda ang environment nila sa work bonus point nalang yung sahod. Money can buy happiness but not the joy.

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1 year ago

Pero in the first place, we work because of money diba? Hehe. Dpende nlng din yan sa diskarte kung pano approach mo sa work.

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1 year ago

Basta peaceful lang at masaya ate productive ako. Kahit may pers kung puno ka naman ng alalahanin sa buhay, ang hirap mag focus. Yung feeling mo na ang daming nagpapakabagabag sayo.

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1 year ago

Diba? Andami mong iniisip kaya stressful rin. Mainam na katamtaman lng ang money.

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1 year ago

Truee. Basta makabili lang ng mga needs and some wants pwede na. Haha.

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1 year ago

Okay naman yung feeling na masaya ako kapag may pera ako, pero not in a point na ang pangit ng mood kung walang pera, masaya padin naman. Haha

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1 year ago

Hehe. Tama yan. Money shouldn't be the only outlet for happiness. Like I said, may inner fulfillment ba like Joy :)

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1 year ago

Ang ganda ng article mo na to madam,

Ako eh naniniwala din na money can buy happiness pero iba na kapag dinodiyos mo na un pera..

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1 year ago

Ay nakoo madam, greed na yan. That's a different story na. 🤷‍♀️

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1 year ago

Tam ka jn madam, and mostly ganun ang iba lalo na ang mayayaman, hehe

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1 year ago

Sinabi mo pa. Too much love of money yan eh. Grabe talaga. Tapos may mga tao pang anlakas sumali sa politika eh di nga nagbabayad ng tax 😬

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1 year ago

Hahahaha, kung sino pa un mayayaman eh sila pa un mga greedy

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1 year ago

Naa koy nakit-an nga video madam. Gipangutana ang usa ka woman unsay iyang definition sa money. Then ana siya "Money can make the five senses happy". Pero mas maayu jud ug naa kay love sa imong gibuhat madam no.

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1 year ago

Yes madam kay diha man gud mo gawas pud imong character ba. Mo uyon pud ko sa iyang tubag.

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1 year ago

Ako Jeaneth nag maestra man ko ug kurso and kabalo ko nga for now underpaid gyud pero passion man nako so there is happiness at the same point if taasan ang sweldo then the financial aspect will become good too.

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1 year ago

There will be struggles along the way ahead. Very challenging jud na nga profession. Hehe so happiness isn't enough but more of a commitment.

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1 year ago

Both madam pwd? 😅..

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1 year ago

Happy ka ba sa ginagawa mo ngayon madam? Hehe

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1 year ago

Love on what you are doing and at the same time being motivated because you are being paid to do it is more better if these two were present hehehe... but loving and enjoying what you are doing is the best...

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1 year ago

Swerteng swerte madam pag anjan yang dalawa no. Sarap ng buhay nyan. Hehe

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1 year ago

Ou nga peru ang reality i think kadalasan working for the money just to provide the needs.

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