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Brantleigh Bradshaw
Professor Jizi
UWRT 1104
21 February 2017

Double Entry Journal

Citation: Biswas-Diener, Robert. Diener, Ed. Can Money Buy Happiness?

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For one thing, people in some poor What kind of evidence led to this
societies are reasonably happy, at least conclusion/statement?
above the neutral point.

Materialism can be toxic to happiness. This reminds me of when my parents taught

me that you can buy anything you would ever
want in the world, but it wont guarantee
happiness. But why?

Many visitors to the city are overwhelmed I have visited extremely poor parts of Puerto
by the vast destitution, and on occasions Rico and I felt the same sadness and ended
foreigners break down crying on the street. up crying.

The data showed, instead, that they were So not all poor people are sad and not all rich
slightly negative to slightly positive on scales people are happy?
of life satisfaction.

The two American samples were, on Why? What is different about their lifestyles to
average, slightly dissatisfied with their lives, lead these two countries into having
while their Indian counterparts were mildly completely different answers?
satisfied.

How is it that many rich people are not I would assume the author mis-wrote this
extremely happy, and how can it be that sentence, but it seems that money cannot
some poor people are happy? buy happiness. It could be a small factor, but
it is not the whole solution to being happy.

There are many other influences on Happiness is different to everyone. This

happiness, such as cheery genetic reminds me of when I find myself being the
disposition and having supportive most happy: when I am surrounded by people
relationships. who love me for me.

However, it is harder for materialists on
average to be happy at the same level of
income as nonmaterialists because they
very often feel as though they need more
money, no matter how much they have.
This quote reminds me of the song Bitter
Sweet Symphony by The Verve. The lyrics
back up this quote and have the same
meaning.