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1、SoIwanttotalktodayaboutmoneyandhappiness,whicharetwothingsthatalotofusspendalotofourtimethinkingabout,eithertryingtoearnthemortryingtoincreasethem.Andalotofusresonatewiththisphrase.Soweseeitinreligionsandself-helpbooks,thatmoneycan'tbuyhappiness.AndIwanttosuggesttodaytha
2、t,infact,that'swrong.(Laughter)I'matabusinessschool,sothat'swhatwedo.Sothat'swrong,and,infact,ifyouthinkthat,you'reactuallyjustnotspendingitright.Sothatinsteadofspendingitthewayyouusuallyspendit,maybeifyouspentitdifferently,thatmightworkalittlebitbetter.AndbeforeItellyou
3、thewaysthatyoucanspenditthatwillmakeyouhappier,let'sthinkaboutthewaysweusuallyspenditthatdon't,infact,makeushappier.Wehadalittlenaturalexperiment.SoCNN,alittlewhileago,wrotethisinterestingarticleonwhathappenstopeoplewhentheywinthelottery.Itturnsoutpeoplethinkwhentheywint
4、helotterytheirlivesaregoingtobeamazing.Thisarticle'sabouthowtheirlivesgetruined.Sowhathappenswhenpeoplewinthelotteryis,numberone,theyspendallthemoneyandgointodebt,andnumbertwo,alloftheirfriendsandeveryonethey'veevermetfindthemandbugthemformoney.Anditruinstheirsocialrelat
5、ionships,infact.Sotheyhavemoredebtandworsefriendshipsthantheyhadbeforetheywonthelottery.Whatwasinterestingaboutthearticlewaspeoplestartedcommentingonthearticle,readersofthething.Andinsteadoftalkingabouthowithadmadethemrealizethatmoneydoesn'tleadtohappiness,everyoneinstan
6、tlystartedsaying,"YouknowwhatIwoulddoifIwonthelottery...?"andfantasizingaboutwhatthey'ddo.Andhere'sjusttwooftheoneswesawthatarejustreallyinterestingtothinkabout.Onepersonwrotein,"WhenIwin,I'mgoingtobuymyownlittlemountainandhavealittlehouseontop."(Laughter)Andanotherperso
7、nwrote,"Iwouldfillabigbathtubwithmoneyandgetinthetubwhilesmokingabigfatcigarandsippingaglassofchampagne."Thisisevenworsenow:"ThenI'dhaveapicturetakenanddozensofglossiesmade.Anyonebeggingformoneyortryingtoextortfrommewouldreceiveacopyofthepictureandnothingelse."(Laughter)
8、Andsomanyofthecommentswereexactlyofthistype,wherepeoplegotmoneyand,infact,itmadethemantisocial.SoItoldy