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RAT RACE HAPPINESS

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DETRIMENT

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PRESENT

NIHILISM HEDONISM

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MARTIN SELIGMAN
 COMMON IDEAS OF HAPPINESS

JOBS MONEY COOL STUFF LOVE BODY GRADES

DREAM JOB AND HAPPINESS

GILBERT ET AL (1998)
I M PAC T B I A S
 FOCALISM

“Nothing in life is quite as important as you think it is while you are thinking about it
 COMMON IDEAS OF HAPPINESS

JOBS COOL STUFF LOVE MONEY BODY GRADES

 MONEY AND HAPPINESS
“What are the most important factors to you when
looking for a job?”

Currently making 20 lacs 40 lacs

Currently making 50 lacs 1 Cr

India The World

Source: LinkedIn Talent Drivers survey, as of Jan 2023.

L O T T E RY
W H AT T H E YO U N G S T U D E N T WA N T S ?
CAN MONEY INCREASE HAPPINESS?
 COMMON IDEAS OF HAPPINESS

JOBS COOL STUFF LOVE MONEY BODY GRADES

COOL STUFF AND HAPPINESS

Nickerson et al 2003

12000 freshmen asked about

interest in material possessions
20 years later, measured life
satisfaction
Materialists had lower life
satisfaction, lower family
satisfaction and more mental
health issues.
 COMMON IDEAS OF HAPPINESS

JOBS COOL STUFF LOVE MONEY BODY GRADES

 T R U E L OV E A N D H A P P I N E S S

Taiwan Germany United States

 COMMON IDEAS OF HAPPINESS

JOBS COOL STUFF LOVE MONEY BODY GRADES

 P E R F E C T B O DY A N D H A P P I N E S S

Jackson et al 2014 Von Soest 2012

 COMMON IDEAS OF HAPPINESS

JOBS COOL STUFF LOVE MONEY BODY GRADES

GOOD GRADES AND HAPPINESS
GOOD GRADES AND HAPPINESS

Levine et al 2012
 COMMON IDEAS OF HAPPINESS

JOBS COOL STUFF LOVE MONEY BODY GRADES

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