When Does It Make You Feel the Best Give?

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We're maximu sin the chances that we'll get more happiness out of it. It's just our default is, what can i get from me that would be awesome? We also like to hear about ourselves as well. Giving a coffee to someone who needs a coffee could be the first time you've ever done that. That alone totally changes the equation of how different and unique giving is. Compared to focusing on ourselves.

Can money really buy happiness? Michael Norton is a social science researcher who studies how we feel about our spending decisions. His work explores questions like: What’s the best way to spend your cash? How much should you donate to charity? Do credit cards make us unhappy? In this episode, Michael shares the sometimes-surprising findings that can help you use our money to improve your life. Michael is a professor of business administration in the marketing unit at the Harvard Business School. Prior to joining HBS, Michael was a Fellow at the MIT Media Lab and MIT’s Sloan School of Management. His work has been published in a number of leading academic journals and has been covered in media outlets such as the Economist, the Financial Times, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. To learn more about "How to Be a Better Human," host Chris Duffy, or find footnotes and additional resources, please visit: go.ted.com/betterhuman