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Video Blog – Does Money Buy Happiness?

December 10, 2012 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

In this video blog (scroll below for it), I address the eternal question: Does money buy happiness? Just in time for the holidays! What does […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being Tagged With: buying happiness, happiness, hedonic adaptation, hedonic treadmill, money, wealth

Can Having More Money Lead to Greater Unhappiness?

September 12, 2010 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

We’ve all heard the adage that “money can’t buy happiness,” and yet, within our culture, it seems that we are constantly being told that it […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Mindfulness, Negative Moods & Emotions Tagged With: happiness, money, wealth, well-being

The Best Way to Buy Happiness?

August 25, 2009 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

The irony of this strikes me as so hilarious. Want to know what, arguably, might be the best way to buy happiness? Here it is […]

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Another Way Money Can Buy Happiness

August 19, 2009 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

In my last post, I discussed how that, overall, money doesn’t buy happiness BUT there are ways that money can be used to “buy” happiness […]

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Buying Happiness – Sort Of

August 13, 2009 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

In my last post, I said that it is true that money cannot buy happiness. This is true – for the most part. Material goods […]

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Does Money Buy Happiness?

August 6, 2009 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Woven into our capitalist society is the idea that “more is better.” If we have a lot of money, we can buy a lot of […]

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Achieving Fame, Wealth, & Beauty Are Psychological Dead Ends

June 18, 2009 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

A recent article in Science Daily summarized the research findings from Niemiec, Ryan, and Deci that was published in the June 2009 issue of Journal […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Negative Moods & Emotions Tagged With: beauty, depression, happiness, joy, wealth, well-being

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