Dr. Laurie Santos

Right.

Right.

If you don't have enough money to put food on the table or put a roof over your head, yeah, doubling your salary would probably really impact your happiness.

If you don't have enough money to put food on the table or put a roof over your head, yeah, doubling your salary would probably really impact your happiness.

But I'm guessing for most of the YAP fans who are listening right now, doubling their salary isn't going to matter very much.

But I'm guessing for most of the YAP fans who are listening right now, doubling their salary isn't going to matter very much.

And researchers like the late Danny Kahneman actually did nerdy detail about what salary does getting more not really matter anymore.

And researchers like the late Danny Kahneman actually did nerdy detail about what salary does getting more not really matter anymore.

And he finds in 2010 dollars that at around 75,000 U.S.

And he finds in 2010 dollars that at around 75,000 U.S.

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.