I don't buy it. I Didn't win the lottery but I did come into a large-ish amount of money. Almost a million. Let me tell you. Life with financial security is far FAR more enjoyable than a life of never knowing if I will eat or have shelter next week. Happiness definitely increased. Doesn't mean life is perfect but omg the money helps!
i wouldn't even try fighting her. she probably has zero dollars lives in section 8 housing and says she got a large amount of cash. bitch please Thats called a paid vacation lol
I have to agree, I would rather be rich and miserable so I can use my money to help others not be miserable. By getting people out if the same situation I'm in may stop me from being miserable.
Happiness is within you, not in object. There is no happiness particle in a piece of paper or a big house, or a 100$ meal, scientist would have find it if there were any happiness particule. Think it through, you are seeking outside of you to release something that you already have in you. It's like having a key and a safe (enclosing happiness) within yourself, but in your thoughts the key can only be shifted and used by an special particle that is found in objects and beautiful girls. If you see happiness that way, it's 100% sure you'll still have major breakdown even as a billionaire. Plus, happiness do not stack over happiness, you will reach the max very fast and it will fall down as fast as it came up.
Win the lottery: Step 1: Tell no one. Step 2: Accept the lottery under a separate name, not yours. Refuse win pictures. Step 3: Hire a financial manager to help you control and plan your spending. Step 4: Anonymously donate to any immediate family or friends dire situations. Step 5: Invest in a good idea, yours or someone else's. Step 6: Accept your money in intervals or payments, making sure that your manager decides that total. Step 7: If you need it, take a vacation. Step 8: Hire a personal trainer to keep you in shape while you focus on other things in life.
Yes, they stupid about money. One guy that won the lottery on brazil that said that if he was eating icecream on the street and his clothes became dirty, he gone to a clothing store and brought new ones and threw the old on some trash nearby.
considering the fact that the possibility of winning the lottery is so infinitesimally small, i imagine there's a strong correlation between winning the lottery and general stupidity lol
This is ridiculous. Anyone who thinks money doesn't make you happy has always had enough money. Perhaps there is no difference between having enough and having a surplus. However every basic necessity requires money and not having these things makes a person unhappy.
Mitt no, it really doesn't. People adapt to their situations... When money isn't a big deal anymore, you worry about other things... Thats just how it is...
Tim T. Yeah but are they really *less* happy? Sounds more like people who won the lottery were just ill prepared to manage that money and became less happy only when the money ran out because they didn't have a steady stream of income.
Tim T. That is total bullshit. I can tell you have always had what you need. Try barely having enough food for a month and see how much better things are afterwards. I'm not saying people with extreme wealth are happier than those with enough. However those with enough are happier and far less stressed than those in want.
Mitt I can vouch for that as someone who has scavenged for empty bottles and begged in times of need. You know you can do better yet society doesn't give you a chance without the proper credentials. Now that I have earned a decent salary I feel that I'm hungry for more though. It's like I don't want to ever get back to that situation and the more money I have the better. Especially with poor health, you don't want to rely on that next paycheck.
#1 Not having to work #2 Helping and be generous with others #3 Time and resources to pursue goals and activities #4 Afford nearly anything I want It'd take a hell of a lot to override those 4 glorious things. I'll take the risk.
People will then call you every day asking for money. They will go to your house and injure themselves so they can sue you. People might break into your house. You friends and family will be jealous and greedy. No one might be a true friend anymore. If you win, never tell anyone, not even you parents.
David Joe If I did win I'd keep it very much on the down low other than people I was sure I could trust (my parents would NEVER betray me). If those I did tell or those who found out started being dickheads then I guess I'd have to eliminate them from my life or just deal with it. Extra security and vigilance. Regardless I think the positives would HEAVILY outweigh the negatives.
Winning the lottery doesnt make you happy, but what you do with the lottery money will make you happy. Open business, get people working, send charity money. You can do alot. Those millionaires that died i believe they already had a conflict in themselves. Yes money can make you happy but it all depends on your actions
Wanted to say this. It all depends how you use that money. If you have a dream that you can't fulfill because of lack of money, a lottery win may make you quite happy.
I agree, Eis. Another example is a single mother that has 2 jobs to save enough for her kids to go to college (USA). Having money would allow her to spend more time with her family and enjoy life more.
100,000$ Per year? Most lotteries charge around 50-95% taxes and usually in the 80% range average. Even then per year will not be a luxurious retirement.
Money is the key to all happiness. When I'm struggling financially I get depressed and occasionally experience suicidal ideation. Having money eases this.
You're always gonna just adjust to your lifestyle and focus on new problems and reach other levels of boredom. The true key to happiness is knowing how to be thankful and knowing how to focus on positive over the negative
Long before these studies, I knew the rep that gave new millionaires their first annuity payment (she was the person who helped them hold up the big check for photos, that person). She said so many of them called a few months later to ask if they could get their next installment early (no, they can't, it's an annuity) because they had spent it all.
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1:35 . Yeah but consider the countless other lottery winners who knew how to handle money and lived great lives. Also invested in several companies/stocks and grew their money.
You know, I've thought about what I would do if I won the lottery. (For examples sake, let's say, £1,000,000) To start off with, I wouldn't do anything with it. Seriously. I mean, maybe I'd treat myself to a nice meal, maybe some new video games, books, DVDs, clothes, whatever, but nothing massive. Why? Because the thought of starting anew, buying a new house, buying a new car, splashing out on a holiday, partying... I'd find it incredibly stressful. It would all be too much for me. Suddenly there's this expectation that I need to change my life. Suddenly I need to decide who to give money to and how much. Suddenly I need to live the life I couldn't live before, even though I'm pretty content with how my life is right now. And I couldn't keep it a secret forever as it would eat me up inside. I would be pressured into making big changes, both by others and by myself. And yet all I'd be happy with is a lie in, gammon steak for dinner and an evening chilling out. Eventually, I would buy some extravagant things, get a new car, a bigger place, take a trip somewhere and give out to my friends, family, colleagues and charities. But what would I look forward to the most? Simply not having to worry about my bank account running out, and not feeling guilty for buying luxury items. Just the feeling of never having to check my bank account and add up my electric bill, council tax, mortgage payment and other stuff to see how much is left that I can afford to spend on myself. THAT would be fantastic.
Wow, so many people under estimate how money brings happiness, it does, think about it, you don't need to worry about a job, tax, medical bills, you see money can bring you happiness, example, your loving one is dying, you don't have the money to pay for the bills to keep her/him alive, if you do have the money, you can keep them alive, so many idiots saying it doesn't bring you money, ignore them
ok dude you still need to worry about a job, that money's gonna fucking run out eventually. most people who win the lottery instantly lose that money because they're so awful at managing money.
No I would porbably do the same :) I would just be happy that I can eat whatever I want, whenever I want and that I would never have to fight with a slow PC :) :D And I would still go to college but I wouldn't have to work at the same time. Thats my understanding of freedom :)
+Tristan Crawford well, the way I see the video, the problem here isn't how you gonna live your life after winning the lottery, it's about how people around you will act when they think you don't really deserve that much money and start trying to take it from you
I'd be pretty much the same, lol. Aside from getting a new car since my current one is a bit old and battered, and perhaps splashing out on a few video games, books, DVDs, clothes and nice meals, I couldn't see myself changing much. The idea of going all out, buying a mansion, a yacht, taking a trip around the world... It would just be too damn stressful. Just let me chill out without money worries, eat gammon steak and buy some cool shit off Amazon and I'd be happy.
It would be hard to stay under the radar, unless you were willing to stay at roughly the same standard of living as you did before you won. People notice that kind of stuff. It only takes one or two, then spreads from there.
I don't understand, I'm not saying that it's not enough. I was responding to the person who said 'what's the point of playing the lottery if you're just going to donate all the winnings'. 5 million would be incredibly generous, but it's not 'all of your winnings'. I think you misunderstood my sentiment.
I think there's other factors that make lottery winners not as happy as we think they should be. The fact that the the money doesn't come with self fulfillment. When people become successful through their own work they're able to look back and think " I did that" and they feel successful as a person and not just financially. Whereas a lottery winner understands, at least on a subconscious level, that it was just a windfall, and so they don't get that feeling of self fulfillment.
Mitch Brown I really think that those factors only apply when the lottery winner has no other ambitions than to live off of that particular windfall. Ever consider a winner that already wanted to start a business, already had a profitable product and just used the money to further his dream. Actually getting rich to work! (Hint fast and furious 5). Anyway, if I won two million, I would be working on doubling that within a years time even if it took me not quiting my job and investing still. Even billionaires still work even if it's just to keep what they have. A person that does nothing constructive in life soon become destructive and withers away. Money has a way of making money
Depends what situation you’re in to begin with. It buys you freedom, it gives you financial stability, it can help in health also not having to work all the hours as a 24/7 hours as a live in carer my social life is zero, I can’t exercise so my health has been affected due to putting on weight. At 53 with no home of my own, with a government pension only to look forward to a lottery life would stop my constant worrying about my future, get my health back, give me a social life and solve many of my problems so I say this is a load of crap. My mates I only have 2 I would tell and giving money away you make an anonymous donation. Sorted! If this honestly makes people feel better by not winning lotto then so be it.....
If I won I'd just keep it on the down low, maybe buy a nice house and a Lambo and tell people I played the stock market or a relative died and left me a few mil.
1. i wouldnt spend lottery money on fancy things, sex, love, or materialistic objects. 2. i would buy Realestate and rent them out to people. 3. i would invest the rest in commodities and gold and silver 4. i would use most of the money on improving my own self and intelligence
If anyone wants to read more of this type of stuff, Daniel Kahneman's book: Thinking fast and slow, contains almost all the information in these videos, its brilliant. I would encourage anyone who finds this interesting to have a look at it.
1st rule of lottery winning club..... don't talk about winning. 2nd rule of lottery winning club...... don't talk about winning. 3rd rule of....... you get the message
it's about expectation if you manage your money well and limit what is available to you were your wealth improves over time you'll be happy if you manage it well
The best thing to do with winning the lottery, is to live off the interest. You can easily make $50k-$100k/year alone. Also, don't tell anyone, you won.
Winning the lottery does not have to produce such negative outcomes-no matter how we focus. First and foremost i would tell as less people as possible, 2 i would not flaunt my wealth, whether i was at Home or on holiday. 3 No flashy hotels, no expensive cars or houses, 4.I would use the same yardstick to measure people that i did before because People are still the same scroungers and leeche's that they've always been. So caution to the wind) Is what springs to mind here.
Happiness is overrated. Why does everyone assume that happiness is the one and only factor that matters when it comes to anything? Of course if you overdo it (which alot of people are prone to due to the flawed belief that more of something is always better), you're not going to enjoy it for very long. It's like playing a videogame for 100 hours. You've been working for the equipment on your character for quite awhile, but you couldn't get that one piece of gear yet after hours of grinding and you've gotten kind of sick of it, so you decide to go for the shortcut. You decide to cheat yourself the stuff you've been wanting for a long time by using the console and then realize after maybe one hour that it's not all that different. You get bored of the game overall really fast after doing this. What makes things interesting are the rules and the knowledge that you've built and done something yourself. Growth is much more interesting than just jumping straight to the reward. Nobody "really" wants shortcuts, they're just incredibly tempting due to the natural urge of wanting the reward. It's also in our nature to look for shortcuts and figure out the system to exploit it, but those who understand the balance required to keep things interesting don't jump on every freebie train available. Naturally, if you're not aware of this, you're not going to enjoy your sudden burst of options much, because you suddenly realize that the selfish dreams you've had for so long don't really hold up to the expectations. This is also why many relationships fail - ridiculous expectations. The focusing illusion is a true concept, but not everyone is prone to this, because not everyone overrates the reward. You're looking for satisfaction, not happiness. Happiness is a term that's been glorified to a completely unreasonable margin.
when i think of what lottery win would mean for me it would mean security for quite a long while, not happiness so much but just not having to think too much about money.
Ger - Can confirm! Once some of my old highschool friends learned of my upper class income I started getting many calls and texts from people I don't even remember!
I would not want to win the lottery because I wouldn't be able to handle that much amount of money. My friends and family would constantly hassle me to the point I may not even want to be with them anymore. If I ever did (for some stupid reason) then I'd have to keep it a secret.
The education x inequality is kinda of a surprise at first, but at a second thought, it makes complete sense. Basically money attracts money. Wealth buys power.
That sounds like winning the lottery doesn't make you happier than before. But it does if you watch out enough. Just because there are also factors B C D E and F doesn't mean that factor A doesn't matter at all anymore.
job,age,lovelife,family= happiness health and financial security helps also. I dream of winning the lotto everday. I know I be better off, than I am now, maybe not.
This is why if you win you claim the money through a trust so that you don't have to be exposed for winning all that money. You can continue your life without having to worry about people knowing you are rich. Obviously if you start buying high priced items people may be able to catch on, but if you do things discreetly, no one will be the wiser.
I want to be a scientist and if I won the lottery all that money would go toward that endeavor. I'd higher private tutors, I'd pay for all my college classes in cash and not be in debt, I wouldn't have to worry about food or living expenses, etc. Then, even if I were still a millionaire I'd be able to live my dream and be a scientist. Sounds like the lottery would make me happy because I'm not materialistic and know what would make me happy.
It isnt about happines. Its about never needing to wordt about money anymore. You can finally live your Life the way you want. Thats what makes you happy
Funny this video only focused on the lottery winners who weren't happy or wouldn't consider themselves happy after winning the lottery. What about the other guys who are happy lottery winners? I need money (not want) need. If I won the lottery you can bet I would much much happier.
You probably would be happier if you won the lottery. But could you actually win? Do you buy tickets often? If everyone was automatically entered with an equal chance of winning, there probably would be plenty of happy winners. But the nature of the lottery is that the people who have the best chance of winning are the ones who spend the most. So most of the actual winners are more desperate than average, and more likely to rely on it for their happiness... and then not actually be happy as a result.
For a short time yes, but you wouldn´t be happy anymore as soon as you get used to being rich. Are you happy now? I mean you have more money than some people living on the streets or in Africa. You should be happy now. See what I mean? ;) There is only ONE way that leeds to happiness. And that is wantlessness. Nothing else. That´s why Buddhist are the most happy people on earth, although they have nothing.
you have to have been dealt a hand in life with similar odds to the lottery to end up a Buddhist monk, or not far from it I think.....that would be a pretty sweet version of the lottery
Surely the only sensible thing to do when you have too much money is a short binge weekend, buy something nice for yourself (sports car), make an investment(s) to ensure future financial stability, give a modest sum to all friends and family, give the rest to charity. You've then got no money to worry about, a (near enough) guaranteed income for life (no money worries), family with a decent gift but not enough to worry about, charities benefit, and people can't hassle you for more because you've already given it to good causes. I'm a strong believer that once you have enough to live comfortably any extra will make little difference to your happiness.
Hey, Bite Size Psych! Here is something you apparently didn't know: The word "income" can be used without the suffix "inequality" For example "The effect of education on income"
Lol the uploader of this video is trying to cope so hard. Money = happiness, point blank. When I sat inside of a $60,000 corvette stingray and started it up and drove it I was happy as fuck and my confidence shot through the roof, I can't even imagine how millionaires with lamborghinis, ferraris, bugattis and other supercars feel like, that and the millions they have in the bank, they must feel like a god amongst humanity. If I had that much happiness from just a taste from the tip of the iceberg of being rich, I can't imagine how the truly rich feel.
That's why I made a word document show casing percentages of where my money where go to in case I ever won a lottery. a large portion going into my mom, dad, siblings, and my family like for how many generations I think I could put out depending how much I won.
i think ego is more of a factor, when we project a self into the future and imagine that self to have objects of desire, we expect that projected self to be the one experiencing reality, hence our experience of reality should become happier, but in reality, everything is experienced by the one awareness and that awareness has no feelings/bias as to what happens, its all accepting.
Having money would be amazing for me personally - i'd be able to hire people to help me create the videogame I've always wanted to make. I like creating things. People who don't have some kind of passion or hobby for the money to help, though, I can see spending it in frivolous and ultimately unfulfilling ways. Me? I'd be creating whole companies with it, and working on things.
I didn't have to win the lottery to understand this concept, it's a dilemma I've been facing in my life for a while now. The human condition seems to be we are unhappy if we have to struggle, but are just the same when we have nothing to struggle for.
Here's what'll happen if I win the lottery: - I pay the people a cut to not broadcast my name so nobody knows I won - I buy a house and land - I can sustain my hobbies - I can reduce my stress from being broke - I can provide a better life for myself, my dog, and eventually my child - I can fund myself to get a career/embark on a career path, not worrying about having to work like a slave to support said career. Yeah.. that sounds depressing AF.
0:41 badly needs a control group, and by highlighting the negatives in the graph, you were able to draw your watchers to a slightly off-base conclusion by using........the focusing illusion. Intentional, or just the snake eating it's own tail? You decide.
I know it will make me happier, (a long time before I saw this video.) I took into consideration a lot of what had said. If I win and I start to date I'm not goin to show it off etc. I'm goin to help my family pay off their homes and I'm goin to travel so I will be out of touch anyway. Yes I'm absolutely sure I will be happy.
What, the guy won $20,000,000 and was made unhappy by being kidnapped and murdered. Pft, some people are just determined to be unhappy. I guess being fabulously rich really won't make everyone happy.
If I won I'd buy lots of custom furniture (titanium base with lots of luxurious pads that won't lose their shape) but be careful not to spend too much. A shitload of money still isn't infinite money. I'd keep a low profile to avoid "friends" who "coincidentally" all of a sudden showing up after winning something. It's like dude if you cared that much you would have gotten in touch way before now. I'd donate money to environmental charities and trying to preserve endangered species. Arizona has a big coal plant that threatens lots of parks in California like Joshua Tree. I'd also donate money to clean up dumps around parks.
also a study done by Phillip Brickman showed that lottery winner's happiness level did go up but only by a little compared to the control group and the accident victims. and all their happiness level went back to their 'baseline'. so we should live the tranquil life!11!11
I have no friends who can kill me or drive me to the point of suicide. My family is small and already rich. I, myself, have no money however and I also have no ambition to work (''be productive''). I am very lazy. I do however have bills and debts which cause me a lot of stress and moments of depression even. I am bad with money, and I get very easily addicted (drugs, alcohol, games, smoking, sex, et cetera). These would be my major issues to tackle eventhough I have no social life nor am I materialistic (I'm currently wearing a shirt with 5 holes). I'm in doubt. I say I am lazy but I do have interests and hobbies which would suit winning the lottery perfectly. Having my own gym with unlimited (healthy) food without being too tired from working to workout sounds fantastic for example. I hate working by the way. I despise it. I'm a child in that regard. I would potentially be either the worse or the most perfect person to win the lottery
If something is based on luck it doesn't make you happy if luck is so important to you. Achieving and experienceing makes something much better. I also am no parrent, I am 18. Maybe I didn't achieve much now, but I wil know that my willpower is great, and that is something more important
the main problem with winning the lottery is the "newly rich syndrome". you suddenly have lots of money and you spend them like there's no tomorrow trying to show off and that is the main reason that you end up unhappy and maybe even broke. changes come like a chain reaction. if after winning you buy a luxurious car, you will have to get clothes to match and a house where you can keep the new car safe. you cant however use your old furniture in the new house, you have to buy new. the house and car will raise your overall taxes and soon you will get surrounded by people who want a slice of the cake that is you bank account and you will spend even more to keep your rich image etc... you can guess how its going to end and 99% of the people, even if they think they can, cant actually control themselves from getting to that point
I don't buy it. I Didn't win the lottery but I did come into a large-ish amount of money. Almost a million. Let me tell you. Life with financial security is far FAR more enjoyable than a life of never knowing if I will eat or have shelter next week. Happiness definitely increased. Doesn't mean life is perfect but omg the money helps!
You should compare with some one who has a steady job he enjoys, rather than with some one who can't make a living.
But so few people enjoy working. That is why a lot of people dream of winning the lottery. To be free from their jobs.
i wouldn't even try fighting her. she probably has zero dollars lives in section 8 housing and says she got a large amount of cash. bitch please Thats called a paid vacation lol
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Who is fighting? Besides you?
True. Financial instability must be very upsetting
Money does not make one happy. But I would rather be rich and miserable than just miserable.
I have to agree, I would rather be rich and miserable so I can use my money to help others not be miserable. By getting people out if the same situation I'm in may stop me from being miserable.
Green Pulsar I definitely agree with you a hundred percent
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Money doesn't buy everything, but you can't buy anything without money. Therefore, screw this video and I want my jackpot.
Nice reasoning.
it's a scam guys trust me
***** Depends on how you spend it
***** You don't have to spend it perfectly to spend it to make you happy
Happiness is within you, not in object. There is no happiness particle in a piece of paper or a big house, or a 100$ meal, scientist would have find it if there were any happiness particule. Think it through, you are seeking outside of you to release something that you already have in you. It's like having a key and a safe (enclosing happiness) within yourself, but in your thoughts the key can only be shifted and used by an special particle that is found in objects and beautiful girls. If you see happiness that way, it's 100% sure you'll still have major breakdown even as a billionaire. Plus, happiness do not stack over happiness, you will reach the max very fast and it will fall down as fast as it came up.
Win the lottery:
Step 1: Tell no one.
Step 2: Accept the lottery under a separate name, not yours. Refuse win pictures.
Step 3: Hire a financial manager to help you control and plan your spending.
Step 4: Anonymously donate to any immediate family or friends dire situations.
Step 5: Invest in a good idea, yours or someone else's.
Step 6: Accept your money in intervals or payments, making sure that your manager decides that total.
Step 7: If you need it, take a vacation.
Step 8: Hire a personal trainer to keep you in shape while you focus on other things in life.
+Tim-J.Swan Really winning the lottery would suck. I'll make my money instead
+Tim-J.Swan
Step 9: Chill
Step 4: Throw all your tireless effort out the window with one thoughtless RUclips comment under your real name, outlining your whole plan all along.
As if you won't be in the news.. No way they won't know
+TheGuardian163 your the only person on earth then. keep your work I'd rather win the lotto
Most lottery winners don't end up happy because they don't know how to manage their money, which leads them to losing it all fast.
Yes, they stupid about money. One guy that won the lottery on brazil that said that if he was eating icecream on the street and his clothes became dirty, he gone to a clothing store and brought new ones and threw the old on some trash nearby.
exedeath What a moron lol
+exedeath I'd rather just go change to some of my other clothes.
considering the fact that the possibility of winning the lottery is so infinitesimally small, i imagine there's a strong correlation between winning the lottery and general stupidity lol
+exedeath 🙍 What a fuuu..
This is ridiculous. Anyone who thinks money doesn't make you happy has always had enough money. Perhaps there is no difference between having enough and having a surplus. However every basic necessity requires money and not having these things makes a person unhappy.
They all say money isn't happiness yet they don't want to give the $$$ to me.
Mitt no, it really doesn't. People adapt to their situations... When money isn't a big deal anymore, you worry about other things... Thats just how it is...
Tim T. Yeah but are they really *less* happy? Sounds more like people who won the lottery were just ill prepared to manage that money and became less happy only when the money ran out because they didn't have a steady stream of income.
Tim T. That is total bullshit. I can tell you have always had what you need. Try barely having enough food for a month and see how much better things are afterwards. I'm not saying people with extreme wealth are happier than those with enough. However those with enough are happier and far less stressed than those in want.
Mitt I can vouch for that as someone who has scavenged for empty bottles and begged in times of need. You know you can do better yet society doesn't give you a chance without the proper credentials. Now that I have earned a decent salary I feel that I'm hungry for more though. It's like I don't want to ever get back to that situation and the more money I have the better. Especially with poor health, you don't want to rely on that next paycheck.
#1 Not having to work #2 Helping and be generous with others #3 Time and resources to pursue goals and activities #4 Afford nearly anything I want
It'd take a hell of a lot to override those 4 glorious things. I'll take the risk.
People will then call you every day asking for money. They will go to your house and injure themselves so they can sue you. People might break into your house. You friends and family will be jealous and greedy. No one might be a true friend anymore.
If you win, never tell anyone, not even you parents.
David Joe If I did win I'd keep it very much on the down low other than people I was sure I could trust (my parents would NEVER betray me). If those I did tell or those who found out started being dickheads then I guess I'd have to eliminate them from my life or just deal with it. Extra security and vigilance. Regardless I think the positives would HEAVILY outweigh the negatives.
me too F Society
I am willing to be a test subject on this to prove this. Someone win me the lottery.
money doesnt make happiness but poorness creates sadness (poorness in this instance means struggling too pay for the nessesaties)
Winning the lottery doesnt make you happy, but what you do with the lottery money will make you happy. Open business, get people working, send charity money. You can do alot. Those millionaires that died i believe they already had a conflict in themselves. Yes money can make you happy but it all depends on your actions
I completely agree they just brought their old problems into their new millionaire lives
money doesn't make you happy.
Tarantinopi pp if you know how to spend it, it can.
Wanted to say this. It all depends how you use that money. If you have a dream that you can't fulfill because of lack of money, a lottery win may make you quite happy.
I agree, Eis. Another example is a single mother that has 2 jobs to save enough for her kids to go to college (USA). Having money would allow her to spend more time with her family and enjoy life more.
I'd rather win the lottery and be miserable then not win the lottery and be miserable.
To me, the lottery is less about money bringing you happiness and more about stopping the poverty that's making you miserable.
The only thing that will suck after winning the lottery is taxes. And maybe those who claim to be your friends
Dude even if there's a 90% tax if you're getting a million dollars per year you're taking home $100,000.
Hugh Jass You cant retire with that much
BoneKRusher02 I thought it was per year lol.
100,000$ Per year? Most lotteries charge around 50-95% taxes and usually in the 80% range average. Even then per year will not be a luxurious retirement.
Blaze Knight $1,000,000 per year with a 90% tax rate means $100,000 per year. People get post grad degrees for that kind of income.
I'd still rather cry in a Ferrari, than in an old Opel Vectra :P
"Anybody who says money doesn't buy happiness hasn't been to the right shops" - Raquel Welch.
Money is the key to all happiness. When I'm struggling financially I get depressed and occasionally experience suicidal ideation. Having money eases this.
You're always gonna just adjust to your lifestyle and focus on new problems and reach other levels of boredom. The true key to happiness is knowing how to be thankful and knowing how to focus on positive over the negative
Long before these studies, I knew the rep that gave new millionaires their first annuity payment (she was the person who helped them hold up the big check for photos, that person). She said so many of them called a few months later to ask if they could get their next installment early (no, they can't, it's an annuity) because they had spent it all.
one or two millionaires commit suicide and suddenly everyone thinks money makes you unhappy..
What is the background noise you use for your videos? It's very soothing
+Austin B Hey, all my background music is from this artist here. I use his instrumentals.
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+Austin B It's is the song used in age of empire 2
+Austin B well the first part
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1:35 . Yeah but consider the countless other lottery winners who knew how to handle money and lived great lives. Also invested in several companies/stocks and grew their money.
Where are they??!!
Jason Gerard living their lives?
+PapaKay Oh OK.
So, the author fell victim to the focus illusion, right?
+humanyoda So as you
You know, I've thought about what I would do if I won the lottery. (For examples sake, let's say, £1,000,000) To start off with, I wouldn't do anything with it. Seriously. I mean, maybe I'd treat myself to a nice meal, maybe some new video games, books, DVDs, clothes, whatever, but nothing massive. Why? Because the thought of starting anew, buying a new house, buying a new car, splashing out on a holiday, partying... I'd find it incredibly stressful. It would all be too much for me.
Suddenly there's this expectation that I need to change my life. Suddenly I need to decide who to give money to and how much. Suddenly I need to live the life I couldn't live before, even though I'm pretty content with how my life is right now. And I couldn't keep it a secret forever as it would eat me up inside. I would be pressured into making big changes, both by others and by myself. And yet all I'd be happy with is a lie in, gammon steak for dinner and an evening chilling out.
Eventually, I would buy some extravagant things, get a new car, a bigger place, take a trip somewhere and give out to my friends, family, colleagues and charities. But what would I look forward to the most? Simply not having to worry about my bank account running out, and not feeling guilty for buying luxury items. Just the feeling of never having to check my bank account and add up my electric bill, council tax, mortgage payment and other stuff to see how much is left that I can afford to spend on myself. THAT would be fantastic.
Wow, so many people under estimate how money brings happiness, it does, think about it, you don't need to worry about a job, tax, medical bills, you see money can bring you happiness, example, your loving one is dying, you don't have the money to pay for the bills to keep her/him alive, if you do have the money, you can keep them alive, so many idiots saying it doesn't bring you money, ignore them
medical bills isnt a problem in the northern countries, wonderfull to live here.
ok dude you still need to worry about a job, that money's gonna fucking run out eventually. most people who win the lottery instantly lose that money because they're so awful at managing money.
Aimanoogamer Gamer but you still don't need to worry, and it still brings your happiness though.
So am I the only who just continue their life mostly normally if they won the lottery?
No I would porbably do the same :) I would just be happy that I can eat whatever I want, whenever I want and that I would never have to fight with a slow PC :) :D And I would still go to college but I wouldn't have to work at the same time. Thats my understanding of freedom :)
Tristan Crawford Where do you live? If you live in a place that doesn't allow anonymity like me, then you CAN'T live normally after winning.
In Germany and you can have 100% anonimity here
+Tristan Crawford well, the way I see the video, the problem here isn't how you gonna live your life after winning the lottery, it's about how people around you will act when they think you don't really deserve that much money and start trying to take it from you
I'd be pretty much the same, lol. Aside from getting a new car since my current one is a bit old and battered, and perhaps splashing out on a few video games, books, DVDs, clothes and nice meals, I couldn't see myself changing much. The idea of going all out, buying a mansion, a yacht, taking a trip around the world... It would just be too damn stressful. Just let me chill out without money worries, eat gammon steak and buy some cool shit off Amazon and I'd be happy.
Or you just don't tell people you won the lottery, and make all donations anonymously. But no, humans need to show off.
That's another mistake a lot make, is they tell everyone.
He just said he'd donate 5 million out of a billion. That's hardly 'donating it all'.
It would be hard to stay under the radar, unless you were willing to stay at roughly the same standard of living as you did before you won. People notice that kind of stuff. It only takes one or two, then spreads from there.
@DevlinEdora i bet if a billionaire gave you 5 million you would complain that it isnt enough..
I don't understand, I'm not saying that it's not enough. I was responding to the person who said 'what's the point of playing the lottery if you're just going to donate all the winnings'. 5 million would be incredibly generous, but it's not 'all of your winnings'. I think you misunderstood my sentiment.
I think there's other factors that make lottery winners not as happy as we think they should be. The fact that the the money doesn't come with self fulfillment. When people become successful through their own work they're able to look back and think " I did that" and they feel successful as a person and not just financially. Whereas a lottery winner understands, at least on a subconscious level, that it was just a windfall, and so they don't get that feeling of self fulfillment.
If I won the lottery, I'd hire someone to praise my "hard work" and as a result feel fulfilled.
yeah, thast`s called religion
Mitch Brown I really think that those factors only apply when the lottery winner has no other ambitions than to live off of that particular windfall. Ever consider a winner that already wanted to start a business, already had a profitable product and just used the money to further his dream. Actually getting rich to work! (Hint fast and furious 5). Anyway, if I won two million, I would be working on doubling that within a years time even if it took me not quiting my job and investing still. Even billionaires still work even if it's just to keep what they have. A person that does nothing constructive in life soon become destructive and withers away. Money has a way of making money
A wise man once said, "money may not buy you happiness, but somehow, crying in a Ferrari is much better than crying on a bike."
Depends what situation you’re in to begin with. It buys you freedom, it gives you financial stability, it can help in health also not having to work all the hours as a 24/7 hours as a live in carer my social life is zero, I can’t exercise so my health has been affected due to putting on weight. At 53 with no home of my own, with a government pension only to look forward to a lottery life would stop my constant worrying about my future, get my health back, give me a social life and solve many of my problems so I say this is a load of crap. My mates I only have 2 I would tell and giving money away you make an anonymous donation. Sorted!
If this honestly makes people feel better by not winning lotto then so be it.....
If I won I'd just keep it on the down low, maybe buy a nice house and a Lambo and tell people I played the stock market or a relative died and left me a few mil.
great channel, keep them coming. Just the type of topic this world needs to put things right in this materialistic world
43% is less than 50+% who are actually happier.
1. i wouldnt spend lottery money on fancy things, sex, love, or materialistic objects.
2. i would buy Realestate and rent them out to people.
3. i would invest the rest in commodities and gold and silver
4. i would use most of the money on improving my own self and intelligence
If anyone wants to read more of this type of stuff, Daniel Kahneman's book: Thinking fast and slow, contains almost all the information in these videos, its brilliant. I would encourage anyone who finds this interesting to have a look at it.
doesn't change how much I wanna win the lottery.
1st rule of lottery winning club..... don't talk about winning.
2nd rule of lottery winning club...... don't talk about winning.
3rd rule of....... you get the message
Don't tell a soul when you win = happiness
I'll rather die rich enjoying my life than living paycheck to paycheck
it's about expectation if you manage your money well and limit what is available to you were your wealth improves over time you'll be happy if you manage it well
The best thing to do with winning the lottery, is to live off the interest. You can easily make $50k-$100k/year alone. Also, don't tell anyone, you won.
Wow, just wow. My brain exploded. You are really good at what you're doing. Keep doing your thing
Winning the lottery does not have to produce such negative outcomes-no matter how we focus. First and foremost i would tell as less people as possible, 2 i would not flaunt my wealth, whether i was at Home or on holiday. 3 No flashy hotels, no expensive cars or houses, 4.I would use the same yardstick to measure people that i did before because People are still the same scroungers and leeche's that they've always been. So caution to the wind) Is what springs to mind here.
Brilliant. I wana test this hypothesis.
Happiness is overrated. Why does everyone assume that happiness is the one and only factor that matters when it comes to anything? Of course if you overdo it (which alot of people are prone to due to the flawed belief that more of something is always better), you're not going to enjoy it for very long.
It's like playing a videogame for 100 hours. You've been working for the equipment on your character for quite awhile, but you couldn't get that one piece of gear yet after hours of grinding and you've gotten kind of sick of it, so you decide to go for the shortcut. You decide to cheat yourself the stuff you've been wanting for a long time by using the console and then realize after maybe one hour that it's not all that different. You get bored of the game overall really fast after doing this.
What makes things interesting are the rules and the knowledge that you've built and done something yourself. Growth is much more interesting than just jumping straight to the reward. Nobody "really" wants shortcuts, they're just incredibly tempting due to the natural urge of wanting the reward. It's also in our nature to look for shortcuts and figure out the system to exploit it, but those who understand the balance required to keep things interesting don't jump on every freebie train available.
Naturally, if you're not aware of this, you're not going to enjoy your sudden burst of options much, because you suddenly realize that the selfish dreams you've had for so long don't really hold up to the expectations. This is also why many relationships fail - ridiculous expectations.
The focusing illusion is a true concept, but not everyone is prone to this, because not everyone overrates the reward.
You're looking for satisfaction, not happiness. Happiness is a term that's been glorified to a completely unreasonable margin.
when i think of what lottery win would mean for me it would mean security for quite a long while, not happiness so much but just not having to think too much about money.
i'm convinced i just gave my billions in charity, just because i watched this video, i'm so happy now
I found this very informative and helpful. Glad I found this channel :)
I don't have any friends that would harass me. Only Facebook acquaintances.
Roger Reynolds they come out of the woodwork
You'd have more best friends all of a sudden than you even thought possible
+Roger Reynolds I would have one for those people and it isn't my little pinkie.
Ger - Can confirm! Once some of my old highschool friends learned of my upper class income I started getting many calls and texts from people I don't even remember!
If won the lottery:
1: invest on a business
2: make more money
3: live the rich life
I will still take that huge risk of winning the lottery!
I would not want to win the lottery because I wouldn't be able to handle that much amount of money. My friends and family would constantly hassle me to the point I may not even want to be with them anymore. If I ever did (for some stupid reason) then I'd have to keep it a secret.
I love your videos! I find it fascinating to see how flawed the human mind really is.
+117reconninja Indeed.
+117reconninja Yep ! And on the other end, the fact that you can learn to counter your own instincts is pretty cool :)
So happy I found this channel
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Holy shit! It really works!
Money is like a tool or like fuel, the end result will depend on who is using it and how.
I just want to win million dollars and above, What ever happened to the previous lottery winners that is not my business.
lol
+s7w2a I will never be happy.
I can't afford an education.
I can't afford to pursue my hobbies.
I can't afford to travel.
I can't afford to be happy.
The education x inequality is kinda of a surprise at first, but at a second thought, it makes complete sense. Basically money attracts money. Wealth buys power.
That sounds like winning the lottery doesn't make you happier than before. But it does if you watch out enough. Just because there are also factors B C D E and F doesn't mean that factor A doesn't matter at all anymore.
Yeah I'd feel bad eating fish in that Aquarium...
...They're watching...
Nice, please make more, your videos are very good.
job,age,lovelife,family=
happiness
health and financial security helps also.
I dream of winning the lotto everday.
I know I be better off, than I am now, maybe not.
This is why if you win you claim the money through a trust so that you don't have to be exposed for winning all that money. You can continue your life without having to worry about people knowing you are rich. Obviously if you start buying high priced items people may be able to catch on, but if you do things discreetly, no one will be the wiser.
I want to be a scientist and if I won the lottery all that money would go toward that endeavor. I'd higher private tutors, I'd pay for all my college classes in cash and not be in debt, I wouldn't have to worry about food or living expenses, etc. Then, even if I were still a millionaire I'd be able to live my dream and be a scientist.
Sounds like the lottery would make me happy because I'm not materialistic and know what would make me happy.
Happiness.....man! Im tryna get paid!!!...u can't convince me living paycheck to paycheck is better than being rich.
It's better to be unhappy and WITH money than WITHOUT money.
It isnt about happines. Its about never needing to wordt about money anymore. You can finally live your Life the way you want. Thats what makes you happy
"Money can't buy you happiness. But wouldn't you rather cry in the back of a Mercedes?" I don't know who said this, but they were right
Piss on my friends , I want to win the lottery. I know how to hide .
Funny this video only focused on the lottery winners who weren't happy or wouldn't consider themselves happy after winning the lottery. What about the other guys who are happy lottery winners? I need money (not want) need. If I won the lottery you can bet I would much much happier.
You probably would be happier if you won the lottery. But could you actually win? Do you buy tickets often? If everyone was automatically entered with an equal chance of winning, there probably would be plenty of happy winners. But the nature of the lottery is that the people who have the best chance of winning are the ones who spend the most. So most of the actual winners are more desperate than average, and more likely to rely on it for their happiness... and then not actually be happy as a result.
For a short time yes, but you wouldn´t be happy anymore as soon as you get used to being rich. Are you happy now? I mean you have more money than some people living on the streets or in Africa. You should be happy now.
See what I mean? ;)
There is only ONE way that leeds to happiness. And that is wantlessness. Nothing else. That´s why Buddhist are the most happy people on earth, although they have nothing.
you have to have been dealt a hand in life with similar odds to the lottery to end up a Buddhist monk, or not far from it I think.....that would be a pretty sweet version of the lottery
Great video as always! :D
Surely the only sensible thing to do when you have too much money is a short binge weekend, buy something nice for yourself (sports car), make an investment(s) to ensure future financial stability, give a modest sum to all friends and family, give the rest to charity. You've then got no money to worry about, a (near enough) guaranteed income for life (no money worries), family with a decent gift but not enough to worry about, charities benefit, and people can't hassle you for more because you've already given it to good causes.
I'm a strong believer that once you have enough to live comfortably any extra will make little difference to your happiness.
Money doesn't buy you happiness, but it does buy you freedom. In the long run, you'll appreciate that.
Absolutely non of these problems would effect me what so ever if I instantly became rich lol
This is Aristotlean. The only path to true happiness is the pursuit of wisdom.
How do you only get 21k views and less than 1k likes!? These are the best videos on youtube! Thanks for all the incredible tips on life.
Hey, Bite Size Psych!
Here is something you apparently didn't know:
The word "income" can be used without the suffix "inequality"
For example "The effect of education on income"
i do think about that.
when you are rich you become a target for robbers or even known people
Lol the uploader of this video is trying to cope so hard.
Money = happiness, point blank. When I sat inside of a $60,000 corvette stingray and started it up and drove it I was happy as fuck and my confidence shot through the roof, I can't even imagine how millionaires with lamborghinis, ferraris, bugattis and other supercars feel like, that and the millions they have in the bank, they must feel like a god amongst humanity. If I had that much happiness from just a taste from the tip of the iceberg of being rich, I can't imagine how the truly rich feel.
That's why I made a word document show casing percentages of where my money where go to in case I ever won a lottery. a large portion going into my mom, dad, siblings, and my family like for how many generations I think I could put out depending how much I won.
This is why if I win the lottery I will give some to close family members.
And move out of the country I don't wanna be murdered lol
Great videos! They are very educational. You just earned a new sub, keep it up!
i think ego is more of a factor, when we project a self into the future and imagine that self to have objects of desire, we expect that projected self to be the one experiencing reality, hence our experience of reality should become happier, but in reality, everything is experienced by the one awareness and that awareness has no feelings/bias as to what happens, its all accepting.
I would like to see for myself how that applies to winning the lottery.
When you can buy anything you want whenever you want, life suddenly gets very boring. Aspirations suddenly vanish. It really sucks.
But don't focus on the negatives. Have you ever won the lottery? It's hard to think about until you've actually done it, really.
Lottery doesn't allow you to buy anything. Idiots who win the lottery stays idiots.
Having money would be amazing for me personally - i'd be able to hire people to help me create the videogame I've always wanted to make. I like creating things.
People who don't have some kind of passion or hobby for the money to help, though, I can see spending it in frivolous and ultimately unfulfilling ways.
Me? I'd be creating whole companies with it, and working on things.
I didn't have to win the lottery to understand this concept, it's a dilemma I've been facing in my life for a while now. The human condition seems to be we are unhappy if we have to struggle, but are just the same when we have nothing to struggle for.
I'd be struggling on deciding which Hawaiian island I want to visit for my next monthly vacation.
The struggle is real for a millionaire.
Here's what'll happen if I win the lottery:
- I pay the people a cut to not broadcast my name so nobody knows I won
- I buy a house and land
- I can sustain my hobbies
- I can reduce my stress from being broke
- I can provide a better life for myself, my dog, and eventually my child
- I can fund myself to get a career/embark on a career path, not worrying about having to work like a slave to support said career.
Yeah.. that sounds depressing AF.
indeed ....
you're gonna have a child with your dog?!
yeah that does sound depressing
arthur demasi *crickets chirping*
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great great great video! THANK YOU SO MUCH
it's not saying money won't get you happiness but a lot of complex factors come into play not just money . Very complex matter .
0:41 badly needs a control group, and by highlighting the negatives in the graph, you were able to draw your watchers to a slightly off-base conclusion by using........the focusing illusion. Intentional, or just the snake eating it's own tail? You decide.
Oh god how glad i am that i found this channel, so helpful yet so true
I know it will make me happier, (a long time before I saw this video.) I took into consideration a lot of what had said. If I win and I start to date I'm not goin to show it off etc. I'm goin to help my family pay off their homes and I'm goin to travel so I will be out of touch anyway. Yes I'm absolutely sure I will be happy.
So this is why focusing on good things makes one more happy.
I think it is still better to have money than to be poor. And it does not matter that much which factors will come in play later.
What, the guy won $20,000,000 and was made unhappy by being kidnapped and murdered. Pft, some people are just determined to be unhappy. I guess being fabulously rich really won't make everyone happy.
Lol, I was thinking the same thing.
If I won I'd buy lots of custom furniture (titanium base with lots of luxurious pads that won't lose their shape) but be careful not to spend too much. A shitload of money still isn't infinite money. I'd keep a low profile to avoid "friends" who "coincidentally" all of a sudden showing up after winning something. It's like dude if you cared that much you would have gotten in touch way before now.
I'd donate money to environmental charities and trying to preserve endangered species. Arizona has a big coal plant that threatens lots of parks in California like Joshua Tree. I'd also donate money to clean up dumps around parks.
I love your channel! It's very interesting!
what's the name of the music you use in your videos?
How happy are you?
-- I'm not
How many dates have you had last month?
-- I've had 0 dates ever
Same.
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Ayyy lmaooo
rest in peace
Do I care that I'm generally unhappy?
No.
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also a study done by Phillip Brickman showed that lottery winner's happiness level did go up but only by a little compared to the control group and the accident victims. and all their happiness level went back to their 'baseline'. so we should live the tranquil life!11!11
I only watched this because it was in my recommended section for a month...
I have no friends who can kill me or drive me to the point of suicide. My family is small and already rich. I, myself, have no money however and I also have no ambition to work (''be productive''). I am very lazy. I do however have bills and debts which cause me a lot of stress and moments of depression even.
I am bad with money, and I get very easily addicted (drugs, alcohol, games, smoking, sex, et cetera). These would be my major issues to tackle eventhough I have no social life nor am I materialistic (I'm currently wearing a shirt with 5 holes).
I'm in doubt. I say I am lazy but I do have interests and hobbies which would suit winning the lottery perfectly. Having my own gym with unlimited (healthy) food without being too tired from working to workout sounds fantastic for example. I hate working by the way. I despise it. I'm a child in that regard. I would potentially be either the worse or the most perfect person to win the lottery
+Sisy Phos I have read your comment, but I don't really know how to help you. I hope you can get out of that situation.
If something is based on luck it doesn't make you happy if luck is so important to you. Achieving and experienceing makes something much better. I also am no parrent, I am 18. Maybe I didn't achieve much now, but I wil know that my willpower is great, and that is something more important
the main problem with winning the lottery is the "newly rich syndrome". you suddenly have lots of money and you spend them like there's no tomorrow trying to show off and that is the main reason that you end up unhappy and maybe even broke. changes come like a chain reaction. if after winning you buy a luxurious car, you will have to get clothes to match and a house where you can keep the new car safe. you cant however use your old furniture in the new house, you have to buy new. the house and car will raise your overall taxes and soon you will get surrounded by people who want a slice of the cake that is you bank account and you will spend even more to keep your rich image etc... you can guess how its going to end and 99% of the people, even if they think they can, cant actually control themselves from getting to that point