Be happy of what you have.
Craving for the latest gadget? Car? Dress? Please be cautious as it may lead you to unhappiness.
A new research shows that those who desire to have more tend to be less happier than those contented with what they have.
According to the researchers from the Wichita State University who conducted the study, owning more things does not guarantee happiness. Moreover, purchasing something - let’s say the newest gadget - will eventually phase out and that item will infer happiness.
The researchers asked 126 undergraduate students if they or didn’t own 52 material items such as a car, bed, or roller blades. For those students who reported owning one of the items, will rate how much they like that car in a scale of “not at all” to “a lot.” Meanwhile, those who didn’t will rate how much they would like to have it.
The result revealed that those who wish to have more than what they had were a lot happier than those whom had more items in their possession.
Source: www.livescience.com
interesting article....I wish they had related this research to the Maximizer Satisficer construct of Barry Schwartz.
