Money can't Buy Happiness

People experience satisfaction in various ways and, according to recent studies, one potential reason is how much money they earn. Higher-income individuals appear to feel more optimistic feelings based on themselves, analysts claim, while people who earn less value their interactions with other individuals more.

Quite early in life, human beings develop emotions for saving money and pleasure. We are continually having the drive for more money and riches hammered into our minds as a culture. Few things are as thrilling for children as receiving presents on Christmas or their birthday. That might be getting the right clothes and phone as a teenager. We have practically been told from very early on that money will buy happiness.

Yet all of them have been trained from an early age to look for more. Additional material. More prestige and appreciation. And a lot of money. There is far more to real happiness than the size of your savings account, the size of your home, or your net worth, research reveals.

Go ahead and ask the happiest person what the explanation behind their happiness is, you know. Cash, they won't tell.

Experts believe that all those extra items would not get you a meaningful amount of extra long-term satisfaction until you have plenty to meet the simple needs of life. But I don't really need to hear it from research, because I've lived to see it first-hand.

Money didn't buy me happiness

The "money can't buy happiness" problem is that it's only partially right. When we normally think about spending cash, we prefer to think about spending cash on items like a new car, a new TV, the best sound-cancelling headphones, etc.

As human beings with diverse minds, however, we still respond amazingly well over time to new things in our environments.

The 'New' TV? You get used to the greater scale at some point, the high standard definition, the superb sound quality, and now it's just the TV. Just the "new" car?

You get used to the hot, lush benches, the backup camera, the enormous satellite radio, and the other great details at some point, and now it's just the car.

We adjust as you use your money to purchase material items. We get used to new aspects and they become "old things" and we conclude that we need even newer things to replace them. Psychologists name this the "hedonic treadmill."

Another reason why buying things won't make us happier is that our families, our neighbors, Hollywood actors, people in ads, and so on prefer to compare ourselves to those around us. We see something different on TV and believe that because someone else has it and they look pleased, you have to have this different face cream or this new cereal.

Comparisons, especially if we see ourselves on the losing side, are insidious and most frequently hazardous to our well-being. The void in our self-esteem or in our self-worth can not be filled by buying new items.

All that said, there are places to invest your money that are more likely to add to happiness and well-being: opportunities and gifts.

There are many aspects going on when you spend money on an event, such as a holiday or an outing to a museum, which will improve your enjoyment. Next, you get out of the house and you learn something different. Our minds want creativity.

Then, you will communicate with other entities, ride with friends or relatives, send your aunt to the museum. Our minds love healthy social contact with others, and our well-being is important.

And you also build good experiences that you will draw on later, adding to well-being and satisfaction that are more lasting. When they are on a trip. You can take photographs and share them with others, building social ties that are much more optimistic.