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Psychopaths and Superheroes

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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Spending Twenty Dollars Doesn't Always Mean Better Moods

People were in a better mood at the end of the day when they'd been asked to spend this money on other people rather than on themselves. The simple act of spending twenty dollars on another person was enough to significantly raise people's well being levels. Listener colleagues have now replicated this same effect in people all over the world, in canada, india, ugonda, even remote villages on the island of vanawatu. Results are always the same, for rich and for poor people....

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