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金钱与快乐新论金钱与快乐新论金钱与快乐新论WhatYouDtdntKnowaboutMoneyandHappinessverthepast15years,researchershavestudiedtheconnectionbetweenmoneyandhappiness.Theirfindingsshattermanymisconceptions.Herearefiveofthemostsurprisingresults.1.Everyoneneedsafewluxuriestobehappy.Asix-figureincomeaffordsafamilymanypleasures--amoreluxurioushome,perhapsatriptoDisneylandorafanciercar.Butdosuchthingsmakeyouhappier?Pleasureisnotthesameashappiness.Pleasureisatemporaryrelease.Happinesscomesfromexperiencesinwhichone'smentalandemotionalenergiesareinvested.Justashappyfamiliesvaluepleasuresthatinvolvepersonaleffort,sotheyvaluepossessionsthathavepersonalmeaning,likeGrandma'sweddingring.Unhappypeople,however,aremorelikelytoprizepossessionsbecauseoftheircostorutility,acarthathandleswelloranexpensivenecklace.2.Happinessisapermanentvacation.Wouldyouquityourjobifyoudidn'tneedthemoney?ManyAmericanssaidquittingworkwasanimportantreasontoberich.Yetresearchersfindthatworkisoneoflife'schiefsatisfactionsforpeople.Ajob,studiesshow,ismorethanapaycheck.Doingsomethingwellcanincreaseconfidenceandself-worth.3.Abigraisewouldmakeyouhappy.Ifjobsaresoimportant,wouldn'tsalarysizebeagaugeofjobsatisfaction?Americansthinkso.Asurveyfoundthatalmost70percentoftherespondentssaidtheywouldbehappieriftheirfamilieshadtwiceasmuchhouseholdincome.Yetstudiesshowthatjobsatisfactioncomeslessfromhowmuchpeopleearnthanfromthechallengeoftheirjobsandthecontroltheyareabletoexert.Workthatdoesn'tengageapersonwillneverseemrewarding,nomatterhowlucrativeitbecomes.4.Nothingcomfortslikecash.Intimesofcrisis--adebilitatingillnessorlossofone'shome--moneycancomeinprettyhandy.Butforallitsbenefits,itcannotfortifyyouagainsttheinevitablepainandsadnessthatfollowthecrisis.Forthat,researcherssay,youneedclosefriendships."Humanbeingsarehard-wiredtobesocialanimals"."They'renotbuilttohandlethingsalone."5.Happinessandwealtharen'tmutuallyexclusive.It'spossibletohaveboth--orneither.Butmostbelievethatthosewhohavehappiness,inthelongrun,havemore.EvenauthorOscarWildeagreed:"Ordina