Second, that money can buy some happiness, but people just don't know how to use it that way.
These forms of leverage provide some happiness or success up to a point, but taken to extremes, in fact, undermine the pursuit of happiness.
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We are so short-term-oriented that many of us would rather have a fatter paycheck now than set aside some of that happiness, even if the funds will be greater in the future.
The point is to stop thinking we have to maximise anything - whether it's some measure of "happiness" or GDP - and start focussing on how to live.
In recent years, some economists have focused on happiness and other measures of subjective well-being that aren't fully captured by traditional gauges of wealth and income.
But for some reason, the where of happiness is rarely considered.
"I'm not optimistic about our economic future as a country, but as far as me and my journey to find happiness, and accomplish some of these goals that I've had -- weight loss and following my writing passion -- absolutely, I'm still really positive about it, " she said.
Your money can't buy them happiness, but it can buy them some market commentary they'll enjoy.
Some academics have spent years pursuing the link between happiness and money.
While some had more than others and some had more options, most were free to pursue what happiness they sought.
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Some people handle increasing income well, using it as a tool to increase their happiness (Oprah comes to mind).
Some previous winners of eye-popping jackpots have found it didn't buy happiness.
Betsey Stevenson, an economist at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and former chief economist at the U.S. Labor Department, said that for some women, greater career ambition means less free time and a decline in overall happiness.
Spreading happiness by channeling Jimmy Cliff is the theme of this Volkswagen commercial, which has generated some controversy.
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