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That list contains a lot of good advice. However, I did pause at:

3) Money isn’t going to make you much happier. It might make you unhappier.

It's true that above a certain point, money doesn't correlate much with happiness. People are terrible at affective forecasting, so most rich people don't spend their money on things that will make them happy.

If you are wealthy, see the paper "If money doesn't make you happy, then you probably aren't spending it right" for some ideas on how to purchase hedons: http://www.wjh.harvard.edu/~dtg/DUNN%20GILBERT%20&%20WILSON%...



This is a great read, much more interesting than the original article.

Thanks for the link.


I definitely concur.

Here's another life story that has resonated with me - http://www.alvinlaw.com/

I always think being grateful for what you have is a major ingredient for happiness. Alvin's story really made me reflect on all the good things in my life.




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