Dr. Laurie Santos

Big fallacy.

Big fallacy.

I think this is confusing the importance of spending money to get happiness, right?

I think this is confusing the importance of spending money to get happiness, right?

We assume that buying stuff is going to make us a little bit happier, but in practice, it's just not going to make us as happy as we think.

We assume that buying stuff is going to make us a little bit happier, but in practice, it's just not going to make us as happy as we think.

Money can give us a little bit of happiness, but we tend to need to spend it on other people rather than ourselves.

Money can give us a little bit of happiness, but we tend to need to spend it on other people rather than ourselves.

This is the fallacy.

This is the fallacy.

I often call it like the treat yourself fallacy, right?

I often call it like the treat yourself fallacy, right?

We think if we just spend on ourselves, we'll wind up feeling happier.

We think if we just spend on ourselves, we'll wind up feeling happier.

But in fact, actually spending on other people and doing nice things for others winds up

But in fact, actually spending on other people and doing nice things for others winds up

influencing our happiness more than we think.

influencing our happiness more than we think.

And I think this is something that we forget at work too, right?

And I think this is something that we forget at work too, right?