Wealth Does Not Necessarily Equal Happiness

The Le Van Company has recently posted on its website an article entitled Notes on Social Intelligence, Part VI: Finding the Social “Sweet Spot”, discussing among other things the interplay of happiness and wealth.

According to this article:

In some respects, social intelligence is confirming (or borrowing from) positive psychology. The wealthiest people are not necessarily the happiest. As the wealthy get more money, they adjust their expectations upward. “The rich may experience more pleasure than the poor, but they also require more pleasure to be equally satisfied” – a kind of hedonic treadmill.***

Social responsibility begins when we act in ways that help create optimal states in others.

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