Would $100 million dollars make you happy? The psychology of happiness. SUBSCRIBE to BrainCraft! http://ow.ly/rt5IE My Twitter https://twitter.com/nessyhill | Instagram https://instagram.com/nes...
========== First up, you guys need to grab a pen and
paper, open another tab or access your workingmemory, because you need to choose 6 numbers
between 1 and 55. These are very special numbersbecause they will be your BrainCraft lottery
numbers. Up for grabs is – hypothetically– this jar of 100 million dollars.And before I draw the lottery, I want you
to think about how you would feel if you won.What would you do with the next week or year
of your life? And would you be happy? Or atleast would be happier than how you’re feeling
right now?Take a second
to write down your numbers. And good luck!How do you go? Well, even if you did “win”,
it wouldn’t necessarily make you happy.In a classic 1978 study, researchers found
that the happiness levels of state lotterywinne...