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1、关于金钱和快乐的一篇作文WhatYouDtdntKnowaboutMoneyandHappinessverthepast15years,researchershavestudiedtheconnectionbetweenmoneyandhappiness.Theirfindingsshattermanymisconceptions.Herearefiveofthemostsurprisingresults.1.Everyoneneedsafewluxuriestobehappy.Asix-figureincomeaffordsafamilym
2、anypleasures--amoreluxurioushome,perhapsatriptoDisneylandorafanciercar.Butdosuchthingsmakeyouhappier?Pleasureisnotthesameashappiness.Pleasureisatemporaryrelease.Happinesscomesfromexperiencesinwhichone'smentalandemotionalenergiesareinvested.Justashappyfamiliesvaluepleasurest
3、hatinvolvepersonaleffort,sotheyvaluepossessionsthathavepersonalmeaning,likeGrandma'sweddingring.Unhappypeople,however,aremorelikelytoprizepossessionsbecauseoftheircostorutility,acarthathandleswelloranexpensivenecklace.2.Happinessisapermanentvacation.Wouldyouquityourjobifyou
4、didn'tneedthemoney?ManyAmericanssaidquittingworkwasanimportantreasontoberich.Yetresearchersfindthatworkisoneoflife'schiefsatisfactionsforpeople.Ajob,——文章来源网，仅供分享学习参考~4~studiesshow,ismorethanapaycheck.Doingsomethingwellcanincreaseconfidenceandself-worth.3.Abigraisewouldmakey
5、ouhappy.Ifjobsaresoimportant,wouldn'tsalarysizebeagaugeofjobsatisfaction?Americansthinkso.Asurveyfoundthatalmost70percentoftherespondentssaidtheywouldbehappieriftheirfamilieshadtwiceasmuchhouseholdincome.Yetstudiesshowthatjobsatisfactioncomeslessfromhowmuchpeopleearnthanfro
6、mthechallengeoftheirjobsandthecontroltheyareabletoexert.Workthatdoesn'tengageapersonwillneverseemrewarding,nomatterhowlucrativeitbecomes.4.Nothingcomfortslikecash.Intimesofcrisis--adebilitatingillnessorlossofone'shome--moneycancomeinprettyhandy.Butforallitsbenefits,itcannot
7、fortifyyouagainsttheinevitablepainandsadnessthatfollowthecrisis.Forthat,researcherssay,youneedclosefriendships."Humanbeingsarehard-wiredtobesocialanimals"."They'renotbuilttohandlethingsalone."5.Happinessandwealtharen'tmutuallyexclusive.It'spossibletohaveboth--orneither.Butm
8、ostbelievethatthosewhohavehappiness,inthelongrun,havemore.EvenauthorOscarWildeagre
