Optimal Agency

Use Money to Buy Happiness


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It’s not that money can’t buy happiness, it’s that we don’t know HOW to use money to buy happiness. That’s the argument the authors of “If Money Doesn't Make You Happy Then You Probably Aren't Spending It Right” argue.

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EXPECT TO LEARN:

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📍 The 8 principles of using money to buy happiness

📍 What “hedonic adaptation” is and why it’s a useful concept to understand

📍 Why people who have won the lottery aren’t often happy a few years later

📍 How anticipation can make purchases make us even happier

📍 What “regret mitigation is” and how to limit it

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Optimal AgencyBy Jon Gilson and Patrick Cummings

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