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High income buys satisfaction with life but not happiness, while low income goes with both a worse life evaluation and worse emotions

Drawn from what Daniel Kahneman said

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happiness What makes a life go well: whether it is meaning, love, virtue, enough money, or simply expecting less.

What makes a good life?under our view: More money, status and achievement do not add up to a better life

What Daniel Kahneman actually said

  1. Daniel Kahneman Psychologist and Nobel laureate (1934 to 2024)
    We conclude that high income buys life satisfaction but not happiness, and that low income is associated both with low life evaluation and low emotional well-being.

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