Dr. Laurie Santos

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?

We're often at work out for our own individual success and individual performance, but giving a nod to a colleague, expressing gratitude to a colleague, you know, asking for help where a colleague can shine and help us out a little bit, those are all ways to not only make other people feel good in the world, they're ways to make ourselves feel good too.

We're often at work out for our own individual success and individual performance, but giving a nod to a colleague, expressing gratitude to a colleague, you know, asking for help where a colleague can shine and help us out a little bit, those are all ways to not only make other people feel good in the world, they're ways to make ourselves feel good too.

Yeah, and this is one of the reasons that buying stuff doesn't make us feel so happy is we'll buy ourselves, I don't know, like a nice fancy latte.

Yeah, and this is one of the reasons that buying stuff doesn't make us feel so happy is we'll buy ourselves, I don't know, like a nice fancy latte.

The other day I just got

The other day I just got

you know, super hot, like, oh, you know, with the little sprinkles of cinnamon and all this stuff.

you know, super hot, like, oh, you know, with the little sprinkles of cinnamon and all this stuff.

But then I slammed it back while I was reading my email.

But then I slammed it back while I was reading my email.