Dr. Laurie Santos

dollars, any more money than that is not going to improve your

dollars, any more money than that is not going to improve your

overall happiness it's not going to reduce your stress levels it's not going to make you have any more positive emotion which is definitely not what we think but it's what the research really shows so for most of the people listening doubling your salary not going to really help your happiness and digging a little deeper tell us about the concept of miswanting right this is what this is it's miswanting you think doubling your salary is going to make you happy

overall happiness it's not going to reduce your stress levels it's not going to make you have any more positive emotion which is definitely not what we think but it's what the research really shows so for most of the people listening doubling your salary not going to really help your happiness and digging a little deeper tell us about the concept of miswanting right this is what this is it's miswanting you think doubling your salary is going to make you happy

And I love this term, right, because we do it not just for salary, but for all kinds of things.

And I love this term, right, because we do it not just for salary, but for all kinds of things.

Our brain is constantly telling us, oh, if I could just get this other thing, then I would be happier.

Our brain is constantly telling us, oh, if I could just get this other thing, then I would be happier.

But it turns out that our minds are wired to go after stuff that's just not going to matter.

But it turns out that our minds are wired to go after stuff that's just not going to matter.

And I think this happens in the work context all the time, whether it's salary, a new promotion or an accolade at work, the new project.

And I think this happens in the work context all the time, whether it's salary, a new promotion or an accolade at work, the new project.

some level on your quarterly report.

some level on your quarterly report.

We're constantly making predictions of if this happens, I would feel happier.

We're constantly making predictions of if this happens, I would feel happier.

But a lot of those are miswants.

But a lot of those are miswants.

We're just going after the wrong stuff.

We're just going after the wrong stuff.